Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

Release: 1971 | Community Score: 62%

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.

Cast

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Rev. Clayton Brooks
Pippa Scott

Pippa Scott

Natalie Brooks
Tom Poston

Tom Poston

Mr. Stopworth
Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Hiram C. Grayson
Bob Elliott

Bob Elliott

Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy
Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

Mayor Wappler
Barnard Hughes

Barnard Hughes

Dr. Proctor
Graham Jarvis

Graham Jarvis

Amos Bush
Jean Stapleton

Jean Stapleton

Mrs. Wappler
Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Zen Buddhist
Judith Lowry

Judith Lowry

Odie Turman
Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart

Merwin Wren
Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)
Pat Nixon

Pat Nixon

Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)
Spiro Agnew

Spiro Agnew

Self (archive footage)
Barbara Cason

Barbara Cason

Letitia Hornsby
Sudie Bond

Sudie Bond

Cissy
Helen Page Camp

Helen Page Camp

Mrs. Watson
Simon Scott

Simon Scott

Mr. Kandiss
Raymond Kark

Raymond Kark

Homer Watson
Peggy Rea

Peggy Rea

Mrs. Proctor
Woodrow Parfrey

Woodrow Parfrey

Tobacco Executive
George Mann

George Mann

Bishop Manley
Charles Pinney

Charles Pinney

Col. Galloway
M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Art
Gloria LeRoy

Gloria LeRoy

The Hooker
Eric Boles

Eric Boles

Dennis
Jack Grimes

Jack Grimes

TV Stage Manager
Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Tobacco Executive
Harvey Jason

Harvey Jason

Hypnotist
Robert Christopher

Robert Christopher

Television Director (uncredited)
Murray Cline

Murray Cline

Milkman (uncredited)
Michael Cornelison

Michael Cornelison

Protester (uncredited)
Stan Gottlieb

Stan Gottlieb

Man on Operating Table (uncredited)
Ray Goulding

Ray Goulding

Walter Chronic / Paul Hardly / Arthur Lordly (uncredited)
Lynn Guthrie

Lynn Guthrie

Townsman (uncredited)
Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ted Knight

Ted Knight

Mr. Slick (uncredited)
Norman Lear

Norman Lear

Crying Man (uncredited)
Maureen McCormick

Maureen McCormick

Talking Doll (voice) (uncredited)
Burt Prelutsky

Burt Prelutsky

Tourist Asking for Directions (uncredited)
Mrs. Burt Prelutsky

Mrs. Burt Prelutsky

Tourist's Wife (uncredited)
Charles White

Charles White

Senator Sildge (uncredited)
Jerry Whittington

Jerry Whittington

Wilber Scott (uncredited)
Glenn Yarbrough

Glenn Yarbrough

Working Stiff (uncredited)
Louis Zorich

Louis Zorich

Douglas Truesdale (uncredited)