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6.8/10 • 266

1992-04-102h 1m

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A Thousand Voices. A Single Dream.

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

Directors
Kenny Ortega
Writters
Bob Tzudiker, Noni White
Editors
Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, William Reynolds

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Christian Bale

    Christian Bale

    Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly

  2. Bill Pullman

    Bill Pullman

    Bryan Denton

  3. Ann-Margret

    Ann-Margret

    Medda Larkson

  4. Robert Duvall

    Robert Duvall

    Joseph Pulitzer

  5. David Moscow

    David Moscow

    David Jacobs

  6. Luke Edwards

    Luke Edwards

    Les Jacobs

  7. Max Casella

    Max Casella

    Racetrack Higgins

  8. Gabriel Damon

    Gabriel Damon

    Spot Conlon

  9. Marty Belafsky

    Marty Belafsky

    Crutchy

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r96sk

Sep 23, 2020

8/10

Enjoyed this. I've noted before that musicals aren't my favourite (the more I watch, the more they grow on me to be honest), but I had a fun time viewing 'Newsies'. It manages to maintain the entertainment whilst keeping strong focus on both the music and storyline, a lot of the musicals that I've seen tend to focus on the tunes first and almost forget about the plot, this doesn't. I thoroughly liked seeing the premise unfold. Talking of song and dance, I rate the musical numbers. I wouldn't say I'll remember or revisit any of the songs but that's not really important, the fact that it all suits the onscreen stuff is what matters most. I do like "Santa Fe" by Christian Bale, who is excellent by the way. Best actor on display, though David Moscow (David), Bill Pullman (Bryan) and Robert Duvall (Pulitzer) are good too. This overtakes 'Babes in Toyland' as my standout Disney strictly live-action musical so far; not including films like 'Mary Poppins', which is a live-action/animation mix.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15,000,000.00
Revenue
$2,819,485.00
Keywords
new york citymusicalbased on true storyteenage girlteenage boyjuvenile crimebrawlboy singername changeslingshotjuvenile detention centercorrupt officialturn of the centurynewspaper boy19th centurynewsboycorrectional institution20th century