大手新聞社の横暴に立ちむかう新聞売りの少年たちの戦いを、実話をもとに描いたディズニー製ミュージカル映画。19世紀末、ニューヨークの街角では、「ニュージーズ」と呼ばれる少年たちが威勢よく新聞を売り歩いていた。ところがある日、大手新聞社がそろって卸値の値上げを断行。新聞社の自分たちに対する不当な扱いに怒りを覚えたリーダー格のジャックは、仲間たちにストライキを呼びかけるが……。
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監督: Kenny Ortega
脚本: Jack Feldman / Noni White / Bob Tzudiker
音楽: J.A.C. Redford
制作: マイケル・フィネル
撮影監督: アンドリュー・ラズロ
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 <em>'Newsies'</em>. 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 <em>'Babes in Toyland'</em> as my standout Disney strictly live-action musical so far; not including films like <em>'Mary Poppins'</em>, which is a live-action/animation mix.
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.
