Newsies

Newsies is a 1992 Disney live action film musical starring Christian Bale, David Moscow and Bill Pullman. Robert Duvall and Ann-Margret also appeared in smaller roles. The film marked the directorial debut of Dirty Dancing choreographer Kenny Ortega and featured the music of composer Alan Menken.

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1992 - Disney - Live action - Musical - Christian Bale - David Moscow - Bill Pullman - Robert Duvall - Ann-Margret - Dirty Dancing - Choreographer - Kenny Ortega - Composer - Alan Menken

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Although the film was not originally intended to be a musical, it contains twelve songs and multiple dance sequences (for which the young cast trained for approximately 10 weeks). Highlights include "Carrying the Banner", "Santa Fe", "Seize The Day", and "King of New York".

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Newsies was not a commercial success (at the time it was one of the lowest-grossing Disney live-action films in the studio's history) and for years did not appear on video. It has subsequently gained a modest yet enthusiastic cult following and was released on DVD in 2002.

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DVD - 2002

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It was nominated for Worst Picture in the 1992 Golden Raspberry Awards.

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Tagline: A Thousand Voices. A Single Dream.

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