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CIGARETTES.

posted 15 years ago by CarlB1961
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GOD!!! How many damn cigarettes did they bring on that plane???!!!

It's like they have crates of them!

Both in the movie and in real life the survivors of the crash seemed to have a seemingly endless supply of cigarettes. All but three of them were heavy smokers and they averaged about a pack each (or better) a day...FOR SEVENTY-ONE STRAIGHT DAYS and still even had a few left when they were rescued!

It says in the book a couple of the passengers brought along some cartons because of a tobacco-shortage in Chile, but exactly how many cigarettes were they planning on smoking for a supposedly five-day trip???

[–] misschicken 15 years ago

They had plenty, Javier Methol was an executive of his family's tobacco company so he bought at least one suitcases full of cigarettes to give away to Chilean friends. The other passengers also bought cartons along.

They rationed each smoker to 10 cigarettes per day. After the avalanche there were
19 people alive of whom three - Parrado, Canessa and Tintin - were non-smokers. That means that they were going through 160 cigarettes a day (less after the Rafael, Arturo and Numa died).

[–] EnnJaySee 12 years ago

was it just coincidence the 3 non smokers were the 3 to go on the final expedition? or was it because they were physically fitter than the others (because they didn't smoke)

A negative impact is still an impact.

[–] IsoldeJaneHolland 11 years ago

Every non-smoker picked up on that, EnnJaySee. It's amazing that all sixteen are still alive. I know Carlitos Paez has had treatment for substance abuse, but I don't think they helped him kick tobacco; the last interview I saw with him he was still smoking.

[–] princessrich771 11 years ago

I thought I was the only guy who thought this! Those hungry,maniacs sure loved the taste of tobacco! Those crazed cannibals even celebrated some fools supposed birthday with a cigarette snowball. Just how sick was that?!!! I would of picked up something to do damage to those depraved cigarette smoking fiends. Dag, one smoke, right after the other, after the other, after the other, non-stop! Very few scenes without some sickened creep with a smoke in his hand. I'm surprised some of them lowlifes didn't actually eat them cigarettes. Like you said, there was definitely more than enough, and then some!! Sick, severely sick!!

[–] Deftone315 11 years ago

what in the world are you doing on this message board? what does their smoking habits have to do with themselves as humans with personalities and emotions? every human being has weaknesses and you surely are just as human as they are. take your judgmental as well as disrespectful attitude somewhere else.

[–] Fatal_When_Swallowed 11 years ago

Well, princessrich, they didn't have iPhones in those days, they were stranded in the middle of nowhere facing death, and they had nothing to eat or drink but human flesh and snow. Ever been scared out of your mind? Hell, I'd smoke under those conditions.

[–] holdendani 10 years ago

If we would be in the same conditions, I'll eat you first

[–] OmeOmi2 9 years ago

Smoking is not a character flaw. It's a bad habit, it's unhealthy and it smells gross, but it has little - strike that - it has nothing to do with what kind of person someone is.

If you want to cast aspersions on someone's character, find something more rational than, "He smokes."

[–] mcdemuth 9 years ago

Smoking ... has nothing to do with what kind of person someone is.

Yeah...

Back in WWII just about everyone smoked. A lot of good people, smoked, while fighting the NAZIS!

And, I am sure it is safe to say, that everyone posting on this board has at least one ancestor: parent, grandparent, greatgrandparent, etc. who smoked. I don't understand this contradictory attitude that people have against "people" who smoke, but they loved their "ancestor" who did.

Something I DID wonder about this film...

Just about every member of this sports team smoked?

I thought the Cigarette-Snowball birthday "Cakes" were kind of funny... What else would they use?

"Put A Little Love In Your Heart, and then Make Your Own Kind Of Music, on the road to Shambala!"

[–] DuJen 10 years ago

And remember, during the time period when this happened, the attitude toward smoking was much different than it is today.

[–] sage2112 9 years ago

Yes, you've clearly nailed the real point of this film. Sheesh.

[–] BQQ 9 years ago

Tobacco suppresses hunger, a damn good reason to smoke while starving.

"People get it wrong, but in today's world we don't live longer, we just die harder." -Bruce Willis