# Smoking in movies

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 18, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-in-movies/698864 "2014-09-18T19:57:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-in-movies/698864/53 "2014-09-23T21:02:09Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Because it’s a _aspect of the film character’s behavior_ which has been inserted artificially due to bribes from Big Tobacco, who kills 500000 people in the USA every year, including 50000 NON-smokers.

That 500,000 number is a crock of shit, by the way. 500,000 smokers die each year, from all causes. If a smoker dies from getting struck by lightning, that’s counted in the 500,000.

An estimated 42.1 million people smoke in the US. (18% of the adult population)  
Around 2.5 million people die each year

What’s 18% of 2.5 million? 450,000.

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