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''Newsies'' (released as ''The News Boys'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1992 American musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega in his film directing debut. It is loosely based on the New York City Newsboys Strike of 1899 and features twelve original songs from composers Alan Menken and J.A.C. Redford. It stars Christian Bale, David Moscow, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall and Ann-Margret. The film was an initial box office flop and received negative reviews at the time of its release, but later gained a cult following on home video.〔 It was later adapted into a successful Stage adaptation on Broadway that won two Tony Awards. ==Plot== Seventeen-year-old Jack "Cowboy" Kelly (Christian Bale), is one of the hundreds of homeless and orphaned children who sell newspapers in New York City during the 1890s to support themselves. Jack and his fellow newsboys ("newsies" for short), work for Joseph Pulitzer selling his newspaper, the ''New York World'', on the streets of Manhattan. The boys hit the streets of New York each morning, getting breakfast from nuns and heading toward the paper distribution center ("''Carrying the Banner''"). One morning at the distribution center, Jack meets David "Davey" Jacobs (David Moscow), who has joined the newsies along with his younger brother, Les. Jack notices that David is smart and well-spoken and that Les has a certain marketable cuteness to him, and he takes up a partnership with them in order to sell more papers and in turn earn more money. Jack teaches the boys how to sell papers quickly and efficiently. David is shocked to learn that Jack makes up most of the headlines in order to make them more exciting, but Jack doesn't see it as a problem. When Jack has a run-in with Snyder on the street, he flees, along with David and Les, and they find themselves at Irving Hall, an entertainment hall owned by a friend of Jack's father, Medda Larkson (Ann-Margret), the vaudeville star who also performs in the hall. After leaving, they witness a particularly violent segment of the trolley strike, and in order to escape the rioting, David invites Jack to his house to meet his family, including his sister, Sarah, whom Jack becomes taken with. After declining to spend the night, Jack confesses his desire to escape to Santa Fe ("''Santa Fe''"). As newspaper tycoons Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst become more wealthy, their greed begins to spiral, and in order to out-do Hearst, Pulitzer (Robert Duvall) decides to inflate the newsies' paper prices overnight to avoid having to make other cutbacks. The newsies find out the next morning, and become upset that Pulitzer has to take money from them, even though he is already immensely rich. At this news, Jack and David, who have become good friends through their partnership, organize a strike along with the other outraged newsies, who all fear they will not be able to bear the additional cost ("''The World Will Know''"). Jack and Les confront Pulitzer personally, and the rest of the newsies deliver news of the strike to the other boroughs of the city in an effort to persuade them to join their cause. A newspaper reporter named Bryan Denton (Bill Pullman) catches wind of the commotion in the streets and approaches David to inquire about the strike. Meanwhile, Jack and Les are promptly thrown out of Pulitzer's quarters. Denton takes an interest in the boys' story and takes them to lunch, telling them to keep him informed on their progress. Jack, David and Boots take their cause to Brooklyn in an attempt to gain the sympathy of Brooklyn's own newsboys, who answer to the notorious Spot Conlon (Gabriel Damon). But Spot is reluctant to join, feeling that the Manhattan newsies aren't truly committed to the cause. Once back in Manhattan, Jack relays this to his newsies, who are crestfallen and fear the strike won't be successful without Brooklyn's aid. A group of boys strike until they have better pay. At this, David riles up the newsboys ("''Seize the Day''"), and with their confidence boosted, they ambush the distribution stand and destroy all of the papers in protest. Crutchy, a newsboy who bears his nickname due to his permanently injured leg that causes him to walk with a crutch, struggles to escape and is taken hostage by the Delancey brothers. Jack and David vow to rescue him and go to the Refuge that evening, where Jack locates Crutchy and discovers that he was so badly beaten by the Delancey brothers that he can no longer walk on his own, which ultimately foils their rescue mission. The next morning, the newsies, still bitter from the previous day's trials, try to ward off some new newsboys who are purchasing papers to sell. The struggle turns violent when it turns out to be a trap set by the Delanceys and their supporters, making the police jump in, causing the violence to escalate even further. Just as the newsies are about to be beaten down, Spot Conlon arrives with the Brooklyn newsies. United, the two groups overtake the police, and Denton is on the scene to snap a victory photograph for his story. Following the success, the newsies joyfully recount the day's events at a nearby restaurant. Denton enters with a newspaper, where the newsies are the headlining story. The boys begin to dream of what they can achieve now that they've made the front page of the paper ("''King of New York''"). In order to capitalize on their recent victory, they decide to hold a newsie rally at Medda's dance hall. Pulitzer learns of the newsies' intentions and devises to break it up, although he has no legal right to do so. Warden Snyder steps in and relays to Pulitzer that Jack is an escaped convict from the Refuge, and that this is enough legal cause to stop the rally. Jack discovers that the police are trailing him after Snyder drops by the newsboys' lodging house, and Jack opts to spend the night on David's fire escape to throw them off. In the morning, David's sister, Sarah, notices Jack and prepares breakfast for him, which they share on the roof. Jack tells her about his desire to go to Santa Fe and wonders aloud if Sarah would care if he left. The rally goes off ("''High Times, Hard Times''"), a success until the police barge in unannounced. The boys are mercilessly beaten, and although the newsies try to protect Jack, he is captured and taken hostage after a struggle. The other newsies, now without their leader, are also arrested and taken to court, where they are all fined five dollars, a fee none of them can afford. Denton steps in and pays all their fees. As the case proceeds, they discover that Jack had been lying to them about his identity; Snyder, who happens to be a friend of the judge, testifies against Jack, revealing that Jack's real name is Francis Sullivan, and that his mother is deceased and his father is incarcerated. Jack is sentenced to four years of rehabilitation in the Refuge and taken to Pulitzer's private office while the other newsies meet with Denton. Denton regretfully informs the newsies that he was demoted from his position as a strike reporter to his old job as a war correspondent. The newsies are heartbroken and angry, now believing that no one will tell their story. Meanwhile, Pulitzer strikes a deal with Jack, offering to waive his sentence and to pay him a salary if Jack works for him as a "scab," a strike-breaker. Jack, feeling he has no other choice, complies after Pulitzer threatens to arrest David and the other newsies, but he also says he's looking out for himself so he can live his dream. Outside of Pulitzer's quarters, David and the other newsies wait for Jack's release so they can attempt an escape, but Jack makes them leave, knowing he'll endanger the welfare of the other newsies if he goes with them ("''Santa Fe (Reprise)''"). The next day, Jack shows up on the streets as a scab, and the newsies are horrified to the point of anger and violence. The Delancey brothers, looking for trouble, tell Jack that they're going to attack David, and that because Jack is under Pulitzer's watch, he can't interfere. The brothers instead go after Sarah and Les, and David tries to save them but is almost fatally beaten. Jack witnesses the events and steps in to ward off the Delanceys, even though he knows he will get thrown in the Refuge for doing so. After the Delancey brothers flee, David, Jack, Sarah and Les find Denton, where they learn that the strike has not proved as effective as they'd hoped, as the city thrives on child labor for its businesses to function - therefore caring little for the protesting of a few hundred newsboys. At this news, David and Jack realize they must recruit not only the newsies, but also the workers in every child labor union in Manhattan. To spread the word, they decide to turn the tables on Pulitzer and print their own newspaper, using Pulitzer's own printing press, which Jack now has access to in Pulitzer's basement ("''Once and for All''"). The newsies distribute the "Newsie Banner" to every working child in New York, and as the kids begin to discover the injustices against them, they band together and join the newsies in the center of town, leaving the city's workforce at a standstill. Jack and David confront Pulitzer, who eventually gives in to the newsies' demands, realizing he was duped after implementing a city-wide printing ban on strike matters, which the boys ultimately defied. Crutchy and the other boys who were captured are released from the Refuge, and Snyder is arrested for keeping the Refuge a secret from the government and for mistreating its tenants. Denton pulls Jack aside and tells him that Governor Theodore Roosevelt has gotten word of the strike and is grateful that Jack brought it to his attention. Roosevelt offers to give Jack a ride anywhere, and Jack requests to be taken to the train yards to catch a train to Santa Fe. His friends are devastated to see him leave. On their way to purchase newspapers, Jack returns in Roosevelt's carriage. Roosevelt has convinced Jack that he still has a lot left here in New York. As the newsies celebrate his return, Sarah catches up to Jack and the two kiss. The Newsies boogie out, Spot riding with Roosevelt in his carriage back to Brooklyn.〔(IMDb - Newsies )〕〔Newsies VHS/DVD case〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Newsies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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