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Newsies

- 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.

Release Date : 1992-04-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney PicturesTouchwood Pacific Partners 1

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly

Original Name : Christian Bale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bryan Denton

Original Name : Bill Pullman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medda Larkson

Original Name : Ann-Margret

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joseph Pulitzer

Original Name : Robert Duvall

Gender : Male

Character Name : David Jacobs

Original Name : David Moscow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Les Jacobs

Original Name : Luke Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Racetrack Higgins

Original Name : Max Casella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spot Conlon

Original Name : Gabriel Damon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crutchy

Original Name : Marty Belafsky

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mush

Original Name : Aaron Lohr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Snitch

Original Name : Dee Caspary

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oscar Delancey

Original Name : Shon Greenblatt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid Blink

Original Name : Trey Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skittery

Original Name : Michael A. Goorjian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bumlets

Original Name : Dominic Lucero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pie-Eater

Original Name : David Sidoni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swifty the Rake

Original Name : Kevin Alexander Stea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarah Jacobs

Original Name : Ele Keats

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mayer Jacobs

Original Name : Jeffrey DeMunn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Esther Jacobs

Original Name : Deborra-Lee Furness

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kloppman

Original Name : Marc Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Weasel

Original Name : Michael Lerner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Snyder

Original Name : Kevin Tighe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seitz

Original Name : Charles Cioffi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge Movealong Monahan

Original Name : William Boyett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain McSwain

Original Name : Shay Duffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bunsen

Original Name : Tom Finnegan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Frank Novak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boots

Original Name : Arvie Lowe, Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Specs

Original Name : Mark David

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

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.

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-17

This was a financial flop for Disney that became a cult classic and finally turned a profit in video rentals. Let's look at this logically (especially since I was 12 when it came out and as a 12 year old I was about all things movie related), this wasn't a failure of the film, it was a failure of marketing. No one heard about it, no one knew about it, they failed in the marketing campaign, no real buzz was around it, so it flopped. Now if you ask me... don't cast Bill Pullman in musicals, that could be a correction. But in all honesty, the songs were catchy, the case was great, the setting was appropriate and the plot was engaging. It has everything it needs to be a decent film... ... everything but the initial marketing.