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Cold Turkey (1971)

Cold Turkey (1971)

Comedy

See the hilarious BATTLE OF THE BUTT!

Release Date: 1971, February 19
Directors: Norman Lear
Countries: United States of America
Production: TANDEM Productions, DFI
Cast: Ted Knight, M. Emmet Walsh, Graham Jarvis, Ronald Reagan, Paul Benedict, Dick Van Dyke, Woodrow Parfrey, Barnard Hughes, Bob Newhart, Walter Sande, Tom Poston, Sudie Bond

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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