Thank You for Smoking is a 2006, Golden Globe Award-nominated film satire directed by Jason Reitman and produced by David O. Sacks. It is based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Buckley. The film was released in a limited run on March 17, 2006, and had a wide release on April 14. As of 2007, the film has grossed a total of more than US$ 39 million worldwide. Nick Naylor (played by Aaron Eckhart) is a lobbyist for the big tobacco companies. His job is to "defend the defenseless", the multinational companies, by spinning the truth to fit their interests; and he's the best in it. This fast and funny satire portrays the "spin", the twitching and turning of the truth that's common in politics and media and that we all have gotten used to too much.