Did you lot know that the classic 50s film 'War of the Worlds' was the first film not to endorse smoking?

The main lead Scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester aka - Gene Barry actually turned down a ciggy! Shock Horror.

Seemingly the Cigarette and Lighter manufacturers which had advertising during the film were most annoyed and the film almost never got distributed.



well if i was being paid 150,000 dollars to walk, i wouldn't give up walking ...

It's pretty obvious that you're not a smoker, actually :P

The studios that owned these actors' contracts got tons of free advertising for their stars and their films, paid for by the tobacco companies. Oh, but they say the only thing motivating the smoking in today's films from the same studios is pure, innocent art. Do you believe it?

and I’m for sale. Do you have a product or a business that needs promotion? Do you sell something worthless? Something no one would buy because it’s poorly built and doesn’t work properly, likely to come apart at high speeds, perhaps with toxic side effects? Well, I’m here to help you. I’ll take your product and I’ll sell it to them, because they trust me. That’s right. They trust me because... I’m a famous person.

The author of this article is a damn moron! These people were NOT paid to smoke. They already smoked, and chose to be paid to endorse a particular brand. That's like saying Tiger Woods is being paid to drive, simply because he accepted an endorsement from Buick. Or Michael Jordan is paid to walk because he had an endorsement with Nike. This is journalism? Biased, closed minded articles? 

And No, I am not a smoker. Can't really stand the smell of tobacco.

As long as mum and dad are doing their job, while junior is watching Bette Davis and Clark Gable light up (because we all know how popular those old movies are with the 15-and-younger crowd), the parent can speak up and say "See that. Might look cool, but remember that those people are DEAD!".