Man of the People is reported as the original title; The Insider is preferred.
Invented alternatives include Tonight on 60 Minutes, Cigarette Burns, Burned, a health-warning idea and The Whistleblower; these are proposals, not production titles.
Thank You for Smoking is corrected from the initially misstated title and praised for clarity; A Civil Action and the title transcribed as Aaron Brockovich are comparisons.
The original title is reported as Man of the People.
Roth and Mann reportedly wrote the first draft at the Broadway deli, with the bar-versus-table detail questioned.
Crow could not discuss the events with Wigand because the confidentiality restriction still applied outside court.
Wallace reportedly disliked the film; a Mann account describes a hostile Hewitt elevator encounter that turns into criticism of Bergman.
Bergman’s Berkeley and Frontline roles are reported, and Pete Hamill is identified as the journalist cameo receiving the leak.
Wigand reportedly did not want cigarettes shown, though Middle East smoking is noted; more smoke is argued to suit Pacino and the atmosphere.
The effect of smoking imagery is acknowledged while discussing convincing and awkward screen smokers, including television Don Johnson and Goodfellas De Niro.
Stephen Tobolowski is another possible that-guy selection.
The large field includes Philip Baker Hall, Gina Gershian, Stephen Toboloski and Rip Torn; Torn’s small role prompts speculation that scenes were cut.
The roster continues with the Pepsi-commercial daughter actor, Comfior, Debbie Mazar, Lindsay Krauss, Michael Gambon and the actor playing the FBI contact; garbled names remain unresolved.
McGill’s triple crown is attractive, while Lindsay Krause is praised as accomplished but often unnamed, with House of Games recommended.
Golfing in suits and Russell Crow’s swing are comic details.
Gina Gershon lacks expected corporate-lawyer gravitas for one response, while another enjoys the counterintuitive casting; Curb is praised separately.
The wall dissolving into an image of the children is both appreciated and found corny.
The struggle involves wealthy people and expensive vacation property, making the emotional stakes harder to accept for one participant; the exact vacation location remains uncertain.
