Newsies
April 1992
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Michael Wilmington
Certain movies engage your affections so strongly that, even if they start to fall apart, you tend to keep rooting for them. That's pretty much the case with Newsies.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
A Disney musical with an undistinguished score, fair to middling choreography, and clunky direction that still manages to be entertaining in spots because of its story.
John Hartl
Bale and Menken are literally what make the movie sing.
Carrie Rickey
Despite Newsies' many flaws, it's bracing to see Disney attempt a PG movie about something as meaty as labor relations. Would that every strike be resolved with so little bloodshed and so many songs.
Jay Boyar
Stop the presses! Newsies is the best live-action movie musical since Little Shop of Horrors.
Gene Siskel
An old-fashioned musical that is better when its characters sing and dance than when they talk.
Critic reviews
Michael Wilmington
Certain movies engage your affections so strongly that, even if they start to fall apart, you tend to keep rooting for them. That's pretty much the case with Newsies.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
A Disney musical with an undistinguished score, fair to middling choreography, and clunky direction that still manages to be entertaining in spots because of its story.
Carrie Rickey
Despite Newsies' many flaws, it's bracing to see Disney attempt a PG movie about something as meaty as labor relations. Would that every strike be resolved with so little bloodshed and so many songs.
Jay Boyar
Stop the presses! Newsies is the best live-action movie musical since Little Shop of Horrors.
Gene Siskel
An old-fashioned musical that is better when its characters sing and dance than when they talk.
Dave Kehr
Though the cast is large, no interesting or even moderately well-rounded personalities emerge from it, and no compelling relationships emerge between the characters.
User reviews
Loved It! Although I've heard it was pretty much a fail to begin with, I feel it's really picked up steam with a small-ish group of fans. Good casting and catchy tunes make this an enjoyable and very re-watchable movie. If you like musicals and/or historic-type movies, you'll love this turn-of-the-century song and dance!
"King of New York" Just look at the cast of characters! So many have gone on to big things since this movie. Saw it when it came out, been in a fan of Christian Bale ever since. My cousin & I would re-enact the dance scenes. I think I can say the movie word for word. I even sat with my "boom box" in front of the tv and recorded it onto cassette tapes.
The Beginning of Bale I was only 15 when #Newsies came out, so I didn't really understand Hollywood and their critics. Apparently this bombed at the box office, but so was #ThePrincessBride, and that's now a cult classic. Personally I think Newsies is, too. Especially since it became such a hit on Broadway. I hardly listen to critics anyway. This will always be one of my favorite movies.
Before its time Loved this movie as a kid and just like most musicals of that time it was under appreciated. Now with the new generation of musical lovers this movie has hit a higher stride in the past years....also how many chances do the modern generation get to see the future Batman dancing and singing.
Inspiring Haven't been able to get the music out of my head (not that I want to) since college! Now one of my son's favorites too. Seize the Day has become our mantra!
Love it! I do not know why this movie was considered a bomb. I have always loved this movie. Time will tell with this one.....you can't even find it at stores like fye bc it goes out so fast!
Extra extra read all about it! Pulitzer and Hertz they think were notin are we notin No! Pulitzer and Herts they think they got us do they got us NO!even no we ante got hats en badges we're ay union just by say'en sooo and the world will know!
Amazing The best movie musical ever made. Amazing story, great actors. One of my favorites since I was a kid.
Beat it! It's the Bolz! I have thoroughly enjoyed this movie since I first watched it when I was five years old. I am told that I would make my sister rewind it right away to watch again. Every time we went to the video store it was my choice to rent. It's interesting to compare the film version to the real events of the strike. For instance, Kid Blink was actually the name of the Newsboys strike leader. Or how the actual strike ended with the Newsboys being able to sell back paps not bought, but not with a reduction in price. :)
Cast and credits
| Actors | Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Ann-Margret, Robert Duvall |
| Producers | Michael Finnell |
| Director | Kenny Ortega |
| Writers | Bob Tzudiker, Noni White |
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Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 72 hours.
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Run time
121 minutes
Rating
PG
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