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  1. Lyz says:

    Just watched The Exorcist. Even the doctors are smoking in it. It seems that every character besides Linda Blair asks for a cigarette at one point.

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    • Athena says:

      Anything pre-nineties with a lot of tension or a thriller in it seems to have people smoking a lot more. Nowadays it’s just the marijuana cigarettes.

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  2. Octarian Poontang says:

    Good list – I’d trade out the Fight Club scene you chose for Marla from the same movie lighting up and commenting on reliving her grade school days……

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    • Andy says:

      Have you seen the deleted scene on the DVD with the other alterative to that scene?

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  3. This is a good list, but I was sooo hoping you’d put Heathers on there. For me, that is the number one best smoking scene, hands down. I mean, who the fuck lights their cigarette off of somebody exploding? It’s so badass. But I liked that you included Payback. And Basic Instinct.

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  4. Now that Fight Club has been brought to my mind, how about Marla lighting up at the Cancer support group? So macabrely funny. But it’s hard to argue with Basic Instinct as #1.

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  5. Andy says:

    How about Good night, and good luck, they all smoke their way through that even whist broadcasting. The standout is when Fred Friendly hands Ed Murrow a lit cigarette and Ed says:

    “Funny thing, Freddie, every time you light a cigarette for me, I know you’re lying”

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  6. Evil Ted says:

    Resevoir Dogs!

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  7. Ross McG says:

    that list is smokin! really creative stuff Heather, expect no less from you at this stage. in Zoolander, isnt the petrol station fire started by a stray cigarette?

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    • Athena says:

      I haven’t seen that in awhile but I think you’re right Ross.

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  8. Athena says:

    Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapon movies.

    Duke in Fear and Loathing.

    And Cruella Deville!

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  9. Caz says:

    Some brilliant moments in this list Heather. Love the LOTR one as its just so funny.

    Grease is also a classic mainly because she does not have the first clue what to do with it, haha.

    I actually love the smoking in Chicago as it adds more sex appeal to the film. In the cell block tango scene.

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    • Heather says:

      Very nice Caz. It’s hard to really think of these moments off the top of your head, but you know there are so many good ones out there.

      You are 100% right about Chicago too.

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  10. Kaiderman says:

    McG never fails to disappoint… Zoolander is a great pick. I was thinking of Good Night & Good Luck. Great movie with so much smoking I had to visit a respitory therapist after!
    Love the site… keep up the good work!

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    • Heather says:

      I’ve heard that about Good Night, and Good Luck. There was A LOT of smoking in Shutter Island as well.

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