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==In popular culture== === In art === * American Colonial-Cubist artist [[Stuart Davis (painter)|Stuart Davis]] represented the brand in his 1921 painting, ''Lucky Strike''<ref name="stuartdavisluckystrike">Glennon, Jen (2017) [http://www.theartstory.org/artist-davis-stuart-artworks.htm Artist David Stuart Artworks] The Art Story Foundation</ref> === In music === [[File:I-love-montreux-jazz-festival-lucky-strike.jpg|thumb|150px|Sponsoring of [[Montreux Jazz Festival|festival de jazz de Montreux]] by [[British American Tobacco]] in 2012]] * The song "[[Give it Back to the Indians]]" composed by [[Rodgers and Hart]] from the 1939 musical ''[[Too Many Girls (musical)|Too Many Girls]]'', contains a reference to Lucky Strikes * The song "[[So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed]]", written by [[Merle Travis]], Eddie Kirk, and [[Cliffie Stone]] in 1947, is named for a Lucky Strike advertising slogan *The song “Hero In Your Own Hometown” by [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] references “Luckies” *The song "[[I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide]]" performed by [[ZZ Top]] from their 1979 album ''[[Degüello]]'', contains a reference to Lucky Strikes * The cover art for the 1964 album ''[[Lucky Strikes (album)|Lucky Strikes]]'' by the saxophonist [[Lucky Thompson]] was modelled after the cigarette brand's logo and design. *The song "[[Keeping the Faith (song)|Keeping the Faith]]", performed by [[Billy Joel]] from his 1983 album ''[[An Innocent Man]]'', contains a reference to Lucky Strikes *The song "Chain Smokin'" performed by [[Morgan Wallen]] contains a reference to Lucky Strikes *The song “These are My People” performed by [[Rodney Atkins]] references smoking Lucky Strikes * Minneapolis [[indie rock]] band [[Howler (band)|Howler]] based the artwork of their debut album ''[[America Give Up]]'' on a pack of Lucky Strikes<ref>{{cite web |first=Hamish |last=MacBain |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/howler/12601 |title=NME Reviews - Howler - 'America Give Up' |work=[[NME]] |date=January 13, 2012 |access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> *A song named after the cigarettes appears on the [[Maroon 5]] album, ''[[Overexposed (album)|Overexposed]]'' *A song named after the cigarettes appears on the [[Troye Sivan]] album, ''[[Bloom (Troye Sivan album)|Bloom]]'' *The song "Then Came the Night" performed by [[Tommy Shane Steiner]], a cover of the same song by [[Trace Adkins]], mentions a Lucky Strike cigarette *The song "Back in this Cigarette" by [[Jason Aldean]] references an ashtray full of Lucky Strikes *Paul Silhan recorded a parody of [[Lou Christie]]'s hit song "[[Lightnin' Strikes]]" - titled "Lightin' Up Lucky Strikes Again" - for his 1997 album ''Spinball Wizard''. It was frequently played around that time on ''[[The Rush Limbaugh Show]]'' *The song "[[Everything Must Go (Steely Dan album)|Everything Must Go]]" performed by [[Steely Dan]] from their eponymous 2003 album contains a reference to Lucky Strikes *The song "Two pump Texaco" by [[Diamond Rio]] in their 1998 album ''Unbelievable'' contains a reference to Lucky Strikes *The song "Big Day" by [[Lodger (Finnish band)|Lodger]] in their 2005 album ''Hi-Fi High Lights Down Low'' contains a reference to Lucky Strikes === In film === * In the 1946 [[Warner Bros.]] cartoon, ''[[Book Revue]]'', [[Daffy Duck]] used the Lucky Strike slogan, "So round, so firm, so fully packed, so light and easy on the draw" in its entirety * In ''[[Breathless (1960 film)|Breathless]]'' a young girl (played by Liliane Dreyfus) standing in front of a wall decoration made of empty boxes of [[Gauloises]] lights a cigarette and claims that she switched to Luckies * In the Eddie Murphy film ''Beverly Hills Cop'' (1984), his character Axel Foley is introduced as a jive-talking hustler involved in the clandestine sale of an illegally procured semi truck full of Lucky Strike cigarettes * In the 1990 film ''[[Misery (film)|Misery]]'', famed novelist Paul Sheldon, played by [[James Caan]], has a habit of smoking a single Lucky Strike cigarette and drinking a glass of [[Dom Pérignon]] every time he's about to finish the manuscript for a new novel *In the opening song to the 2001 film ''[[Cowboy Bebop: The Movie]]'', a pack of original red Lucky Strikes appears on a table * In the 1999 film ''[[The Thirteenth Floor]]'', a Lucky Strikes billboard can be seen on a highway * In the 1999 film ''[[The Ninth Gate]]'', Johnny Depp's character Dean Corso smokes Lucky Strikes cigarettes * In the 1994 movie ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'', Lucky Strike cigarettes are frequently exchanged between prisoners * In the 1990 movie ''[[Goodfellas]]'', Henry and Tommy are seen selling cartons of cigarettes on the street and boxes with Lucky Strike logos can be seen inside of a truck * In the 1987 movie ''[[The Untouchables (film)|The Untouchables]]'', Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) smokes Lucky Strike cigarettes * In the 1982 film ''[[The Year of Living Dangerously (film)|The Year of Living Dangerously]]'', correspondent Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson) smokes Lucky Strike cigarettes, which the Indonesian locals seem to regard as being superior to their domestic brands * In the 2023 film ''[[Killers of the Flower Moon (film)|Killers of the Flower Moon]]'', the radio play at the end is sponsored by Lucky Strike === In television === * In the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] television series ''[[Mad Men]]'', Lucky Strike is a major client for the fictional advertising agency Sterling Cooper. A fictitious plot is also presented for the birth of the slogan "It's Toasted", in the series' [[pilot episode]], "[[Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Mad Men)|Smoke Gets in Your Eyes]]." The main character, [[Don Draper]], is often seen smoking Lucky Strikes. * In the [[NBC]] television series ''[[Miami Vice]]'', Lucky Strike is the preferred cigarette brand of the main character, Detective [[James "Sonny" Crockett]]. He is even seen removing the filter of a different brand of cigarette in a particular episode to make it smoke more like a Lucky Strike. * Sergeant [[Donald Malarkey]], in the [[HBO]] television series ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'', episode 6, shares cigarettes with Sergeant Warren “Skip” Muck, and Private First Class Alex Penkala in a foxhole during a Christmas break from fighting. He recites the advertising slogan, “Lucky Strikes means fine tobacco,” as he distributes them. Lucky Strike cigarettes are featured prominently throughout the series. * In the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[The Pacific (miniseries)|The Pacific]]'', Lucky Strike cigarettes are prominently featured throughout the program. === In literature === * The poem "At the Fishhouses", by [[Elizabeth Bishop]], from her 1956 collection ''A Cold Spring'', contains a reference to Lucky Strikes: "The old man accepts a Lucky Strike./He was a friend of my grandfather." * In the 1972 novel ''[[Roadside Picnic]]'' by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, the protagonist Redrick Schuhart mentions buying a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes * In the novel ''[[The Secret History]]'' by [[Donna Tartt]], the narrator is being offered Lucky Strike cigarettes by another character: "When he'd finished he took his cigarettes out of his shirt pocket (he smoked Lucky Strikes; whenever I think of him I think of that little bull's-eye right over his heart) and offered me one, shaking a couple out of the pack and raising an eyebrow." === In video games === *In the ''[[Metal Gear]]'' video game series, Lucky Strike is [[Solid Snake]]'s favorite brand of cigarettes *Lucky Strike cigarettes are featured in the game ''[[Escape From Tarkov]]'' === Manga === * In the manga ''[[Last Inning]]'' by Ryu Kamio, the protagonist, Keisuke Hatogaya, consumes Lucky Strike cigarettes, the first direct reference being Chapter 4 of the first volume * Luchist Lasso in the manga ''[[Shaman King]]'' by Hiroyuki Takei is named after Lucky Strikes.
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