- Activity Report -- R. J. Reynolds
Formerly secret tobacco industry memo shows how the tobacco giant paid for actors to smoke cigarettes in movies; movies, actors, and situations are listed. http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/dyx62d00 - Brown and Williamson Tobacco Product Placement in the Movies
A formerly secret memo outlines the movies, the money paid, and the stars who took the money to feature smoking cigarettes in the movies; also details such as the second set of books, the preference for some stars to get paid in jewelry, cash, or cars instead of checks, and TV shows used. http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/cgi/getdoc?tid=jhb50f00&fmt=gif&ref=results&title=AUDIT%20SURVEY%20-%20ASSOCIATED%20FILM%20PROMOTIONS&bates=680118057/8066 - Captive Kids
Covers product placement in movies. http://www.consumer.org/other/sellingkids/productplacement.htm - Carleton Product Placement
Formerly secret tobacco industry memo explains exactly how it's done. http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/cgi/getdoc?tid=pxl85f00&fmt=gif&ref=results&title=Motion%20Picture%20Placement%20Of%20Cigarettes,%20Cigars%20Of%20Smoking%20Tobaccos&bates=ATX040225166 - Doctors Smoking on TV Shows
Ann Landers column describes how tobacco products end up being used in TV shows. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54911-2001Feb25.html - Fighting Smoking in Movies
New South Wales Cancer Council provides information on product placement of cigarettes and smoking in movies, and suggestions on how to fight it. http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/editorial.asp?pageid=1070 - Hollywood Still Glorifying Tobacco Use
News article reports on research showing the smoking is still featured in the movies, based on a survey of 250 films released from 1988 to 1997. http://tobaccocontrol.neu.edu/TCU/tcu05.2/research/hollywood_still_glorifying.htm - Marketing Cigarettes in Cinema Films
Study measured tobacco use in the top 250 US box-office films over the last 10 years, finds smoking in over 85%, and sepcific brand appearances in almost 30%. http://www.mascotcoalition.org/education/movies/lancet.html - Motion Picture Summary Worksheet
RJR one-page summary of recent product placement of RJR cigarettes in movies. Names the movies and the actors involved. http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/bca72d00 - Product Placement: Joe Camel Campaign
Industry documents produced in Mangini v. R.J. Reynolds provide a rare inside look at product placement. In some cases itemizes the cigarette brand, the promotional fees paid, the movies and TV shows used, stars, and production companies involved. http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/egx62d00 - Smoke Free Movies
UCSF project challenges the movie industry to stop taking cash or other arrangements for featuring tobacco brands in their films; gives examples and statistics on how much smoking goes on on-screen. http://smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu/ - Smoke Free Movies: Go Deeper
Bibliography and annotated list of links on smoking the movies, its causes, development, and effects. http://smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu/godeeper/index.html - Smoke Screeners
An educational program to take the glamor out of smoking in the movies. http://www.fablevision.com/smokescreeners/ - Smoking in Movies
ASH report summarizes tobacco industry use of product placement in movies, and makes the case it is still continuing. http://ash.org/legal/eye.html - Smoking In Movies
Current movie smoking reviews, updated every week, reviewing the top 10 movies for tobacco content and smoking celebrities, by the American Lung Association of Sacramento. http://www.scenesmoking.org - Study Reports Hollywood, Tobacco Industry 'Collusion'
Hollywood has been colluding with the tobacco industry for years and continues to do so despite a voluntary agreement to curb indirect tobacco advertising in films, a study shows. http://unisci.com/stories/20021/0312024.htm - TheBusiness of Selling Cigarettes
BBC article reports on ways the tobacco industry will get around the upcoming tobacco advertising ban in Europe; focus is on product placement and brand stretching. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/background_briefings/smoking/86661.stm - Why Can't Hollywood Kick the Habit?
Article from an entertainment industry magazine explores reasons for increased smoking in movies, increased onscreen display of cigarette brands, and possible effects of this. http://eiconline.org/media/021301torontoglobe.html |