The Road to Wellville
Summary:
This adaptation of the comic novel by T. Coraghessan Boyle is the story of real-life Corn Flakes inventor Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (Anthony Hopkins), an eccentric health nut in the early 20th century. Convinced of the benefits of holistic health practices (mostly involving irrigation of the bowels and colon), Kellogg opens a spa in Battle Creek, Michigan that immediately attra... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Anthony Hopkins - (Dr. John Harvey Kellogg)
Bridget Fonda - (Eleanor Lightbody)
Matthew Broderick - (Will Lightbody)
John Cusack - (Charles Ossinging)
Dana Carvey - (George Kellogg)
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Review:
Although it was met with reactions ranging from bafflement to high-minded condescension upon its unsuccessful theatrical release, this scatological satire of America's early-1900s health obsession deserves a more balanced second look. Adapted by writer/director Alan Parker from the novel by T. Coraghessan Boyle, The Road to Wellville bo... Continue >>
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