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Cold Turkey 1971 Directed by Norman Lear

See the hilarious BATTLE OF THE BUTT!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Comedy
Production Companies DFI , Tandem Productions
Revenue $11,000,000
Release Date 19 February 1971
99 mins
Cast
Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke Rev. Clayton Brooks
Pippa Scott
Pippa Scott Natalie Brooks
Tom Poston
Tom Poston Mr. Stopworth
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton Hiram C. Grayson
Bob Elliott
Bob Elliott Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy
Vincent Gardenia
Vincent Gardenia Mayor Wappler
Barnard Hughes
Barnard Hughes Dr. Proctor
Graham Jarvis
Graham Jarvis Amos Bush
Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton Mrs. Wappler
Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict Zen Buddhist
Judith Lowry
Judith Lowry Odie Turman
Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart Merwin Wren
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey Self (archive footage)
Pat Nixon
Pat Nixon Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage)
Spiro Agnew
Spiro Agnew Self (archive footage)
Barbara Cason
Barbara Cason Letitia Hornsby
Sudie Bond
Sudie Bond Cissy
Helen Page Camp
Helen Page Camp Mrs. Watson
Simon Scott
Simon Scott Mr. Kandiss
Raymond Kark
Raymond Kark Homer Watson
Peggy Rea
Peggy Rea Mrs. Proctor
Woodrow Parfrey
Woodrow Parfrey Tobacco Executive
George Mann
George Mann Bishop Manley
Charles Pinney
Charles Pinney Col. Galloway
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh Art
Gloria LeRoy
Gloria LeRoy The Hooker
Eric Boles
Eric Boles Dennis
Jack Grimes
Jack Grimes TV Stage Manager
Walter Sande
Walter Sande Tobacco Executive
Harvey Jason
Harvey Jason Hypnotist
Robert Christopher
Robert Christopher Television Director (uncredited)
Murray Cline
Murray Cline Milkman (uncredited)
Michael Cornelison
Michael Cornelison Protester (uncredited)
Stan Gottlieb
Stan Gottlieb Man on Operating Table (uncredited)
Ray Goulding
Ray Goulding Walter Chronic / Paul Hardly / Arthur Lordly (uncredited)
Lynn Guthrie
Lynn Guthrie Townsman (uncredited)
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ted Knight
Ted Knight Mr. Slick (uncredited)
Norman Lear
Norman Lear Crying Man (uncredited)
Maureen McCormick
Maureen McCormick Talking Doll (voice) (uncredited)
Burt Prelutsky
Burt Prelutsky Tourist Asking for Directions (uncredited)
Mrs. Burt Prelutsky
Mrs. Burt Prelutsky Tourist's Wife (uncredited)
Charles White
Charles White Senator Sildge (uncredited)
Jerry Whittington
Jerry Whittington Wilber Scott (uncredited)
Glenn Yarbrough
Glenn Yarbrough Working Stiff (uncredited)
Louis Zorich
Louis Zorich Douglas Truesdale (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Norman Lear
Norman Lear
Writer
Norman Lear
Norman Lear
Producer
Norman Lear
Norman Lear
Executive Producers
Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Bud Yorkin
Bud Yorkin
Cinematography
Charles F. Wheeler
Charles F. Wheeler
Composer
Randy Newman
Randy Newman
Editor
John C. Horger
John C. Horger
Original Writers
Margaret Rau
Margaret Rau
Neil Rau
Neil Rau
Art Direction
Archie J. Bacon
Archie J. Bacon
Set Decoration
Fred Price
Fred Price
Costume Design
Rita Riggs
Rita Riggs
Music
Randy Newman
Randy Newman
Casting
Ross Brown
Ross Brown