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Release Date: 1992

Cast: Gabriel Damon, Robert Duvall, Luke Edwards, Michael Lerner, Michael A. Goorjian, David Moscow, Shon Greenblatt, Aaron Lohr, Bill Pullman, Max Casella, Marty Belafsky, Christian Bale ...MORE

Cast: Gabriel Damon, Robert Duvall, Luke Edwards, Michael Lerner, Michael A. Goorjian, David Moscow, Shon Greenblatt, Aaron Lohr, Bill Pullman, Max Casella, Marty Belafsky, Christian Bale, Deborra-Lee Furness, Ann-Margret ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Drama Film, Musical Drama, Family, Musical, Period Piece, Family Drama

Newsies is a 1992 Disney musical film starring Christian Bale, David Moscow, and Bill Pullman. Robert Duvall and Ann-Margret also appeared in supporting roles. The movie is widely claimed to have gained a cult following after its initial failure at the box office. The film marked the directorial debut of choreographer Kenny Ortega (Dirty Dancing and High School Musical) and featured the music of composer Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted, Tangled) alongside J.A.C. Redford (Oliver & Company and A Kid in King Arthur's... MORE

Newsies is a 1992 Disney musical film starring Christian Bale, David Moscow, and Bill Pullman. Robert Duvall and Ann-Margret also appeared in supporting roles. The movie is widely claimed to have gained a cult following after its initial failure at the box office. The film marked the directorial debut of choreographer Kenny Ortega (Dirty Dancing and High School Musical) and featured the music of composer Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted, Tangled) alongside J.A.C. Redford (Oliver & Company and A Kid in King Arthur's Court). 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 ten weeks). Musical highlights include "Carrying the Banner," "Santa Fe," "Seize the Day," "The World Will Know," and "King of New York." Newsies is based on the true story of Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. Thousands of homeless children that were selling newspapers to make money to buy food are living in Newsboys lodging houses, including 17-year old Manhattan newsboy Jack "Cowboy" Kelly (Christian Bale), who is a regular LESS