"Phoenix Alliance" - public service announcement, 2003

Item — video: 9

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Actors auditioning for parts in a film are told to use a cigarette to convey they are trying to relieve stress. When the production assistant asks the director if a cigarette is really necessary he gets angry, saying that it is just a prop. The announcement ends with the statement that due to smoking in movies 1070 youth start smoking every day, 340 will die early as a result.

Dates

2003

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