Cold Turkey

See the hilarious BATTLE OF THE BUTT!

Duration: 99 min
Release date: 1971-02-19
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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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Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
as Rev. Clayton Brooks
Pippa Scott
Pippa Scott
as Natalie Brooks
Tom Poston
Tom Poston
as Mr. Stopworth
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
as Hiram C. Grayson
Bob Elliott
Bob Elliott
as Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy
Vincent Gardenia
Vincent Gardenia
as Mayor Wappler
Barnard Hughes
Barnard Hughes
as Dr. Proctor
Graham Jarvis
Graham Jarvis
as Amos Bush
Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton
as Mrs. Wappler
Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict
as Zen Buddhist
Judith Lowry
Judith Lowry
as Odie Turman
Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart
as Merwin Wren
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
as Self (archive footage)
Pat Nixon
Pat Nixon
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Spiro Agnew
Spiro Agnew
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Cason
Barbara Cason
as Letitia Hornsby
Sudie Bond
Sudie Bond
as Cissy
Helen Page Camp
Helen Page Camp
as Mrs. Watson
Simon Scott
Simon Scott
as Mr. Kandiss
Raymond Kark
Raymond Kark
as Homer Watson
Peggy Rea
Peggy Rea
as Mrs. Proctor
Woodrow Parfrey
Woodrow Parfrey
as Tobacco Executive
George Mann
George Mann
as Bishop Manley
Charles Pinney
Charles Pinney
as Col. Galloway
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh
as Art
Gloria LeRoy
Gloria LeRoy
as The Hooker
Eric Boles
Eric Boles
as Dennis
Jack Grimes
Jack Grimes
as TV Stage Manager
Walter Sande
Walter Sande
as Tobacco Executive
Harvey Jason
Harvey Jason
as Hypnotist
Robert Christopher
Robert Christopher
as Television Director (uncredited)
Murray Cline
Murray Cline
as Milkman (uncredited)
Michael Cornelison
Michael Cornelison
as Protester (uncredited)
Stan Gottlieb
Stan Gottlieb
as Man on Operating Table (uncredited)
Ray Goulding
Ray Goulding
as Walter Chronic / Paul Hardly / Arthur Lordly (uncredited)
Lynn Guthrie
Lynn Guthrie
as Townsman (uncredited)
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ted Knight
Ted Knight
as Mr. Slick (uncredited)
Norman Lear
Norman Lear
as Crying Man (uncredited)
Maureen McCormick
Maureen McCormick
as Talking Doll (voice) (uncredited)
Burt Prelutsky
Burt Prelutsky
as Tourist Asking for Directions (uncredited)
Mrs. Burt Prelutsky
Mrs. Burt Prelutsky
as Tourist's Wife (uncredited)
Charles White
Charles White
as Senator Sildge (uncredited)
Jerry Whittington
Jerry Whittington
as Wilber Scott (uncredited)
Glenn Yarbrough
Glenn Yarbrough
as Working Stiff (uncredited)
Louis Zorich
Louis Zorich
as Douglas Truesdale (uncredited)
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