Movie Description
Cold Turkey
(1971)Overview
Reverend Brooks leads his small Iowa town in a contest to stop smoking for a month. But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will win a huge prize.
Featured Crew
- Director : Norman Lear
- Producer : Norman Lear
- Editor : John C. Horger
- Cast : Dick Van Dyke,Pippa Scott,Tom Poston,Edward Everett Horton,Bob Elliott,Vincent Gardenia,Barnard Hughes,Graham Jarvis,Jean Stapleton,Paul Benedict,Judith Lowry,Bob Newhart,Hubert H. Humphrey,Pat Nixon,Richard Nixon,Ronald Reagan,Spiro Agnew,Barbara Cason,Sudie Bond,Helen Page Camp,Simon Scott,Raymond Kark,Peggy Rea,Woodrow Parfrey,George Mann,Charles Pinney,M. Emmet Walsh,Gloria LeRoy,Eric Boles,Jack Grimes,Walter Sande,Harvey Jason,Robert Christopher,Murray Cline,Michael Cornelison,Stan Gottlieb,Ray Goulding,Lynn Guthrie,Hubert H. Humphrey,Ted Knight,Norman Lear,Maureen McCormick,Burt Prelutsky,Mrs. Burt Prelutsky,Charles White,Jerry Whittington,Glenn Yarbrough,Louis Zorich
Cast
Rev. Clayton Brooks
Natalie Brooks
Mr. Stopworth
Hiram C. Grayson
Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy
Mayor Wappler
Dr. Proctor
Amos Bush
Mrs. Wappler
Zen Buddhist
Odie Turman
Merwin Wren
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Letitia Hornsby
Cissy
Mrs. Watson
Mr. Kandiss
Homer Watson
Mrs. Proctor
Tobacco Executive
Bishop Manley
Col. Galloway
Art
The Hooker
Dennis
TV Stage Manager
Tobacco Executive
Hypnotist
Television Director (uncredited)
Milkman (uncredited)
Protester (uncredited)
Man on Operating Table (uncredited)
Walter Chronic / Paul Hardly / Arthur Lordly (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Slick (uncredited)
Crying Man (uncredited)
Talking Doll (voice) (uncredited)
Tourist Asking for Directions (uncredited)
Tourist's Wife (uncredited)
Senator Sildge (uncredited)
Wilber Scott (uncredited)
Working Stiff (uncredited)
Douglas Truesdale (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleCold Turkey
Status Released
Release Information
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1971-02-19
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 39m
Revenue₹ 11000000
Production CompaniesTandem Productions,DFI
Genres
- Comedy
