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Jefferson Smith

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Jefferson Smith
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Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Fictional
Hair: Black
Occupation: Junior senator
First appearance: "Beyond Blunderdome"
Voiced by: Mel Gibson


Jefferson Smith is the main character in the 1939 movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington played by Jimmy Stewart and by Mel Gibson in the present-day remake.

History[edit]

In the original test screening of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington remake, Smith is filibustering on the floor of the U.S. Senate.

In the updated reshoots, Smith went on a killing spree, killing all the senators and even the President of the United States.

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Jefferson Smith is an idealistic Boy Scout leader throw into the political arena after his appointment to fill a Senate vacancy in the original 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Due to the its critical and commercial success the role made Jimmy Stewart into a major movie star. Similar to Springfield the movie never specifies which state Jefferson Smith represents in the U.S. Senate.

Appearances[edit]