Cold Turkey
“See the hilarious BATTLE OF THE BUTT!”
Synopsis
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.
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Edited by John C HorgerShot by Charles F WheelerScored by Randy Newman
Box Office
1971 · Box office
Grossed $11.0M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$11.0M
Also known as
- Der 25 Millionen Dollar Preisde
- Der 25-Millionen-Dollar-Preisde
- Un mes de abstinenciaes
- Una scommessa in fumoit
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Cast & Crew
18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Dick Van Dyke
as Rev. Clayton Brooks
Pippa Scott
as Natalie Brooks
Tom Poston
as Mr. Stopworth
Edward Everett Horton
as Hiram C. Grayson
Bob Ray
as Sandy Van Andy
Vincent Gardenia
as Mayor Quincey L. Wappler
Barnard Hughes
as Dr. Proctor
Graham Jarvis
as Amos Bush
Jean Stapleton
as Mrs. Wappler
Barbara Cason
as Letitia Hornsby
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1Writers
4Producers
1Other crew
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