The Last Cigarette (1999)
86 min
In 1994, the Health and Environment Subcommittee of the US Congress, chaired by Henry Waxman (D-California), held a hearing on tobacco products and health. Excerpts from the hearing, where the CEOs of the four US tobacco companies testified, are interspersed with clips from movies, educational films, TV commercials, and other promotional materials. Among the topics addressed in the hearing: are cigarettes the single most dangerous consumer product, how many people die annually in the US from smoking, is nicotine addictive, should smoking be banned in public places, do tobacco ads target children? This historic hearing is referenced in the 1999 film, "The Insider."
- Release date
- December 2, 1999
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Greg Murphy as Sam
- Toni Matjanec as Alice
- Jamie Edwards as Kelly
- George Dorn as The Bartender
- Angela MacMaster as Prostitute
- Verna Dorogi as Penelope
- Harold Dwyer as Kevin Smythe
- Ruth Robillard as Smoking Mother
- Janet McMillan as Cynthia
- Amber Beuree as Woman with Blowhorn
Crew
- Roger Ireton · Director
- Roger Ireton · Writer
- Luke Shannon · Writer
- Jeff Szpirglas · Composer
- Mark Jackson · Cinematographer
- Bryan Roy · Cinematographer
- James Martins · Editor