Cold Turkey (1971)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Norman Lear

Writers:

Norman Lear (story) and
William Price Fox Jr. (story) ...

Release Date:

19 February 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

What happens when an evil tobacco company offers $25,000,000 to an entire town to stop smoking for thirty days? What happens when 4,006 heavy smokers from Eagle Rock, Iowa take up the challenge?

Plot:

Reverend Brooks leads the town in a contest to stop smoking for a month, But some tobacco executives don't want them to win...

Plot Keywords:

Smoking | Cigarette | Contest | Tobacco | Urination

Cast

Dick Van Dyke	...	Rev. Clayton Brooks
Pippa Scott	...	Natalie Brooks
Tom Poston	...	Mr. Stopworth
Edward Everett Horton	...	Hiram C. Grayson
Bob Elliott	...	Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy (as Bob and Ray)
Ray Goulding	...	Walter Chronic / Paul Hardly / Arthur Lordly (as Bob and Ray)
Vincent Gardenia	...	Mayor Wappler
Barnard Hughes	...	Dr. Proctor
Graham Jarvis	...	Amos Bush
Jean Stapleton	...	Mrs. Wappler
Barbara Cason	...	Letitia Hornsby
Judith Lowry	...	Odie Turman
Sudie Bond	...	Cissy
Helen Page Camp	...	Mrs. Watson
Paul Benedict	...	Zen Buddhist

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Sweden:11 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Company:

DFI

Trivia:

During the off days of filming, in Iowa, Dick Van Dyke rented a car to drive around the open spaces and small towns locally. He ran out of gas one day, and sat on the roof of his car whistling by putting a blade of grass up to his teeth and blowing. A farmer happened by and gave Van Dyke a lift to get gas.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Prior to being challenged to start smoking himself, the Reverend is shown (talking with his wife after a speech) holding a lit cigarette.

Quotes:

Amos Bush: Colonel Galloway, Washington - the whole country's got it's hand out. Something for nothing. Nobody wants to work anymore. Gimme this, gimme that - gimme, gimme, gimme! "Gimme, you federal government; gimme, you state government; gimme, you city government"! You know what I call it? The Gimme's!

Soundtrack:

Our God, Our Help In Ages Past

Never a dull moment....

A great vintage comedy based on an original idea with non stop comic action and hilarious gags that will keep you laughing all the way.The actors are superb demonstrating the human weakness in a splendid manner.They do their best to stay of smoking for a month to win the big money prize.It sounds easy but is almost impossible because the city is full of fanatic smokers including the town's doctor who is the heaviest of them all.Will they make it?You'll never know until the end because....I can't reveal anything else Find it and watch it now..I love this film and i can't understand why it has not been reissued on dvd yet.Surely it deserves it and i for one would buy it instantly.Deserves to be in any self respecting comedy collection.....8 out of 10