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The Road to Wellville (1994)
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28 October 1994 (USA) moreTagline:
A comedy of the heart and other organs.Plot:
A story about the ins and outs of one unusual health facility in the early 20th century, run by the eccentric Dr. Kellogg. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Hilarious Fun! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Dr. John Harvey Kellogg | |
| Bridget Fonda | ... | Eleanor Lightbody | |
| Matthew Broderick | ... | William Lightbody | |
| John Cusack | ... | Charles Ossining | |
| Dana Carvey | ... | George Kellogg | |
| Michael Lerner | ... | Goodloe Bender | |
| Colm Meaney | ... | Dr. Lionel Badger | |
| John Neville | ... | Endymion Hart-Jones | |
| Lara Flynn Boyle | ... | Ida Muntz | |
| Traci Lind | ... | Nurse Irene Graves | |
| Camryn Manheim | ... | Virginia Cranehill | |
| Roy Brocksmith | ... | Poultney Dab | |
| Norbert Weisser | ... | Dr. Spitzvogel | |
| Monica Parker | ... | Mrs. Tindermarsh | |
| Jacob Reynolds | ... | Young George Kellogg |
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:K-3 | Iceland:L | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:MFun Stuff
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Revealing mistakes: When Mr. Unpronounceable is dead, you can see him breathing. moreQuotes:
Charles: You hooked me like a fish, Bender. You scaled me, you gutted me, you stuffed me and fried me, chewed me up, swallowed me, and shat me out again! moreSoundtrack:
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Battle Creek, Michigan is hometown to me and several generations of my family. So, maybe I appreciated 'The Road to Wellville' more than most. After all, anyone living in Battle Creek either works for the Kellogg Company or is close to someone who does. Kellogg's and Post cereal companies have affected nearly every level of Battle Creek's evolution for 100 years or more.
The great cereal boom of the early 1900s is still talked about today. And tales of the legendary Dr. Harvey Kellogg (artfully played by Anthony Hopkins), Seventh Day Adventists, and the famous (or infamous) Battle Creek 'San' are fondly retold by some of the town's elder residents. The health regimens practiced at the B.C. Sanitarium led to a host of other health-related businesses in Battle Creek which made everything from dubious exercise equipment to nearly tasteless all-veggie soybean burgers.
This film is a lively, tongue-in-cheek rendition of the intriguing story about an era when entrepreneurship in the U.S. was at its peak. The cast, featuring Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda and Dana Carvey, is excellent and the humor as wacky as it gets.
Bon appetit!