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63% Critic Match
Cold Turkey
“See the hilarious BATTLE OF THE BUTT!”
6.3 / 10• 1971• 1h 39m•PG-13• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Dick Van Dyke
Rev. Clayton Brooks
Lead
Pippa Scott
Natalie Brooks
Tom Poston
Mr. Stopworth
Edward Everett Horton
Hiram C. Grayson
Bob Elliott
Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy
Vincent Gardenia
Mayor Wappler
Barnard Hughes
Dr. Proctor
Graham Jarvis
Amos Bush
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Lear's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cold Turkey is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
