Hoping for positive publicity, a tobacco company offers $25 million to any American town that quits smoking for 30 days. Amidst a media frenzy, Eagle Rock, Iowa accepts the challenge while the company's PR man tries to sabotage the effort.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Dick Van Dyke | ... | Rev. Clayton Brooks | |
| Pippa Scott | ... | Natalie Brooks | |
| Tom Poston | ... | Mr. Stopworth | |
| Edward Everett Horton | ... | Hiram C. Grayson | |
| Bob Elliott | ... | Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy (as Bob) | |
| Ray Goulding | ... | Walter Chronic / Paul Hardly / Arthur Lordly (as Ray) | |
| Vincent Gardenia | ... | Mayor Quincey L. Wappler | |
| Barnard Hughes | ... | Dr. Proctor | |
| Graham Jarvis | ... | Amos Bush | |
| Jean Stapleton | ... | Mrs. Wappler | |
| Barbara Cason | ... | Letitia Hornsby | |
| Judith Lowry | ... | Odie Turman | |
| Sudie Bond | ... | Cissy | |
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Helen Page Camp | ... | Mrs. Watson |
| Paul Benedict | ... | Zen Buddhist | |
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Reverend Brooks leads the 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. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
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iowa | contest | publicity | breaking the fourth wall | slapstick comedy |Taglines:
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Rated PG-13 for smoking content throughout and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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19 February 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mr. Kandiss: Badly, very badly! Now you leave me the *bleep* alone!
David Chetley: David Chetley, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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(uncredited)
Written by John Philip Sousa
Played during band medley
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Completed in 1969, not released until 1971. See more »Goofs
While the whole town does sign the 30-day non-smoking pledge, unless there was a wall around the town to shut people in, nothing prevents people from traveling to other nearby towns and smoking there, then returning to Eagle Rock. See more »Quotes
David Chetley: Mr. Kandiss - how did you react to the announcement of the Valiant Tobacco Company?Mr. Kandiss: Badly, very badly! Now you leave me the *bleep* alone!
David Chetley: David Chetley, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Referenced in Kaun Banega Crorepati?: Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra (2007) See more »Soundtracks
The Stars and Stripes Forever(uncredited)
Written by John Philip Sousa
Played during band medley
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I can't understand why a film with such big names, both in front of and behind the camera, is not available on DVD. Is there a conspiracy? Does "Big Tobacco" not want anyone to see this? I understand this is a "niche" film, but c'mon, surely there is a small distributor willing to pick up the rights and get this into the hands of the people? Dick Van Dykes name alone should be enough to warrant a release, along with Bob Newhart and Norman Lear. I guess that unless there are some big, firey explosions or gratuitous nudity (not that there's anything wrong with that)then something isn't worthy of a DVD release. This is a well-acted and scripted satire of the culture of smoking and gives great insight into how smoking was treated 35 years ago.