Newsies (film)
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Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
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| Directed by | Kenny Ortega |
| Produced by | Michael Finnell |
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| Music by | Alan Menken |
| Cinematography | Andrew Laszlo |
| Edited by | William Reynolds |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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121 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $2.8 million |
| Newsies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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| Soundtrack album by Alan Menken, Jack Feldman and J.A.C. Redford | |
| Released | April 10, 1992 |
| Recorded | 1992 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | Walt Disney |
Newsies (released as The News Boys in the United Kingdom) is a 1992 American musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega in his film directing debut. Loosely based on the New York City Newsboys Strike of 1899 and featuring twelve original songs from composers Alan Menken and J.A.C. Redford, it stars Christian Bale, David Moscow, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall and Ann-Margret.
The film was an initial box office bomb and received negative reviews at the time of its release, but later gained a cult following on home video. It was later adapted into a successful stage adaptation on Broadway that was nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning two.
In 1899, 17-year-old Jack "Cowboy" Kelly is one of many struggling newspaper hawkers in New York City, selling copies of the New York World on the streets of Manhattan. When David Jacobs and his younger brother Les join the "newsies", Jack notices David's intelligence and Les' marketable cuteness and self-servingly takes them under his wing. Jack is invited to the Jacobs' home, becomes enamored of their sister Sarah, and sings of his desire to escape to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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