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Cold Turkey is a 1971 satirical black comedy film starring Dick Van Dyke and a long list of comedic actors. The film was written for the screen and produced by Norman Lear , who also directed the film, marking his directorial debut.
Feb 19, 1971 · A tobacco company challenges a small town in Iowa to stop smoking for 30 days and win $25 million. Dick Van Dyke stars as the minister who leads the town in this satirical farce with cigarettes, pranks and chaos.
Aug 5, 2009 · Cold Turkey (1971) Dr. Proctor. When the entire town of Eagle Rock, Iowa gives up smoking for 30 days to win $25 million, the town doctor is one of the last holdouts and the hardest one to keep...
As part of a public relations and marketing strategy to compare the empathy of Big Tobacco to the nobility of the Nobel Peace Prize, advertising executive Merwin Wren (Newhart) convinces the Valiant Tobacco Company to propose a challenge: a tax-free check for $25,000,000 ($176.4 million today) to any city or town in America that can stop ...
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A small town in Iowa tries to win a $25 million prize by quitting smoking for 30 days, but faces media attention and personal conflicts. Norman Lear directs this satire of greed and hypocrisy, starring Dick Van Dyke, Bob Newhart and Bob and Ray.
Apr 5, 2012 · A small-town minister challenges his congregation to quit smoking for a month and offers a cash prize. Watch this classic comedy starring Dick Van Dyke, Pippa Scott and Edward Everett Horton on Turner Classic Movies.
