Why do movie characters never dispose of their cigarettes properly?

Deemed as Normal

Directors always make a huge point of showing the actor as being cool because he throws his cigarette on the ground. Would it be so hard to show the actor put it in that cigarette thing while he delivers his line? Or would people get up and leave. For example, Chief Brody in Jaws. Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone repeatedly do it in Basic Instinct.

I remember seeing a few shots of the teenagers smoking in 'Normal People'. I didn't wait to see them throw their fags on the grown, but I'm almost certain that they did. Out of all the ways a film director can portray a character as being cool, the only one they can think of is to show him throw his cigarette butt on the ground!

As we know, live mirrors art. So that's half the reason we see all these cigarette butts on our streets.

EmmetSpiceland

I’d be more concerned with the level of smoking in film, and TV, these days. And I’m not talking about shows set far in the past.

Would be very surprise if there weren’t payments being made or this being “finance dependent”.

whisky_galore

They never lock their cars or pay for stuff either.
Damn fictional characters.

Deemed as Normal

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Would be very surprise if there weren’t payments being made or this being “finance dependent”.

I'm sorry I don't follow.

B.A._Baracus

You half answered your own question: because it's cool.

The other answer is because a cigarette itself is a prop in acting. Say you have, I dunno, some detective who is stressed over solving a case in a scene. You use smokes to convey that to the audience. He isn't going to suddenly stand up and say "I have to dispose of this cigarette in a responsible, eco friendly way"

No.. he throws it on the ground.
Sometimes you see a character filling up an ashtray but is often used to show case a person who is nervous. All tropes. At the end of the day they are only movies.

fryup

put it out on someone's eyeball like Don Logan... :cool:

YellowFeather

They never sneeze for no reason either.

Conspiracy?

filbert the fox

YellowFeather wrote: »

They never sneeze for no reason either.

Conspiracy?

or Eat or go for a number two or have to look for parking!

Badly Drunk Boy

YellowFeather wrote: »

They never sneeze for no reason either.

Not even if when tickled on the nose with a yellow feather!

fergiesfolly

And no one on tv or in movies ever charges their phones.
EVER.

COVID

filbert the fox wrote: »

or Eat or go for a number two or have to look for parking!

Vincent Vega - played by John Travolta - in 'Pulp Fiction'.

COVID

YellowFeather wrote: »

They never sneeze for no reason either.

Conspiracy?

Woody Allen in 'Annie Hall'.

No again Danni

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

No.. he throws it on the ground.
Sometimes you see a character filling up an ashtray but is often used to show case a person who is nervous. All tropes. At the end of the day they are only movies.

Or like Wendy in the doctor scene in The Shining where she doesn't flick it.

Zebra3

I’d be far concerned about the number of toerags in Ireland who do this.

WWMMD?

(What Would Marlboro Man Do)

EDIT: Rated thread Average since posted in AH

At least you did'nt post thread in Entertainment Films for that matter.

MrCostington

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I’d be more concerned with the level of smoking in film, and TV, these days. And I’m not talking about shows set far in the past.

Actually, I have been thinking the opposite, very little smoking these days. In fact I'm currently watching Behind her Eyes and was very surprised to see a lead character smoke, and a fair bit too.

fergiesfolly wrote: »

And no one on tv or in movies ever charges their phones.
EVER.

HAHA I hear the plot for Taken 4 is that someone kidnaps Liam's iPhone charger ... and he has to use his specific skills before the battery runs out - it's at 80% when he gets the call....


My pet hate is they never close down their laptops, just close the lid!

No again Danni

Sandy in Grease disposes of it correctly. She stubs it out with her red high heel and then uses the same shoe to push Danny over.

COVID

Summer sun, something's begun
But, oh, oh, the summer nights

Your Face

Grab All Association

Smoking is one the coolest things a person can do in their life. It’s up there with having one night stands on a daily basis, snorting Coke, taking shrooms and listening to punk/rock/metal.

ShyMets

I'm baffled as to why this is actually a thread

Ah. Sorry, just saw who the OP is. Now things make sense

Capt'n Midnight

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Stephanie33

Church on Tuesday

They never finish their "beer" or food either.

Vita nova

In a similar vein, in old American movies when a car driver has his head turned talking to a passenger instead of concentrating on the road (taken from the movie Amélie).