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The Road to Wellville

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The Road to Wellville
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R,2hrs 0min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1994
Director:
Alan Parker
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick  ...more
Synopsis: This adaptation of the comic novel by T. Coraghessan Boyle is the story of real-life Corn Flakes inventor Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (Anthony Hopkins), an eccentric health nut in the early 20th century. Convinced of the benefits of holistic health practices (mostly involving irrigation of the bowels and colon), Kellogg opens a spa in Battle Creek, Michigan that immediately attracts the well-to-do of his time, including Will (Matthew Broderick) and Eleanor Lightbody (Bridget Fonda). A young couple with ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
Although it was met with reactions ranging from bafflement to high-minded condescension upon its unsuccessful theatrical release, this scatological satire of America's early-1900s health obsession deserves a more balanced second look. Adapted by writer/director Alan Parker from the novel by T. Coraghessan Boyle, The Road to Wellville boasts a stellar cast, amusing period detail, and enough surreally ... Full Review
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Anthony Hopkins
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg
Bridget Fonda
Eleanor Lightbody
Matthew Broderick
Will Lightbody
John Cusack
Charles Ossinging
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