Road to wellville authentic original 27 x 40 movie poster. The 70 best albums of if all one wanted was the message of this film, one could stop watching at directed by alan parker. A story about the ins and outs of one unusual health facility in the early twentieth century, run by the eccentric dr. There can be found in the back pages of various health magazines a small advertisement for colonic irrigation. Set in battle creek, michigan, during the early days of breakfast cereals, the story includes a historical fictionalization of john harvey kellogg, the inventor of corn flakes the title comes from an actual booklet called the road to wellville written by c. Luckily, the actors are all game and capable, from anthony hopkins bucktoothed reformer to the healthseekers played with abundant and varied charms by everyone from lara flynn boyle and. The road to wellville nude scenes 14 images and 9 videos including appearances from lara flynn boyle bridget fonda traci lind. The road to wellville 1994 trailer anthony hopkins bridget. He did, however, get an instant movie sale out of it. Im not sure which road the road to wellville took, or which road it is. So a year after publication 1994, or a quartercentury ago this week the road to wellville hit the big screen in a treatment by writerdirector alan parker. Set in battle creek, michigan, during the early days of breakfast cereals, the story includes a historical fictionalization of john harvey kellogg, the inventor of corn flakes. Some people complain that it was crude and disgusting, others complain that it didnt have a coherent plot, and still others whine that it wasnt historically accurate concerning dr.
The road to wellville may nevertheless have a beneficial effect on weightconscious viewers. The road to wellville is a mass of eyebrowraising excess, with as many flatulence and excretion jokes as an austin powers movie. The first few moments of the movie that had me laughing crazy. Kellogg, this spoof of health spas and fads stars a trio of hotties that all get nude. The film was written and directed by alan parker the film stars anthony hopkins as dr. The fascinating parts are really fascinating and the dull parts are, thankfully, not that dull, thanks to. Coraghessan boyles novel of the same name, which tells the story of the doctor. John harvey kellogg runs the battle creek sanitarium based on his bizarre beliefs about health. The road to wellville satirizes the american obsession with health and fitness through a lampoon of the physical culture movement at the beginning of the twentieth century. Coraghessan boyles novel of the same name, which tells the story of the doctor and cleanliving advocate john harvey kellogg and his methods employed at the battle creek sanitarium at the beginning of the 20th century. And now, more than 20 years down the road to wellville, the movie has aged exceptionally well and is just as enjoyable as it was when i first saw it. After 19 years of silence, royal trux returns rejuvenated and unleashes an oldschool, energetic, and fun ride in white stuff. In 1927 hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. Boyle, a historical fictionalization of the breakfast boom in battle creek at the turn of the century, focusing on john harvey kellogg, his world.
While exaggerated for comedy, ultimately, pretty much everything about dr. This film is good, well written, well directed, and really funny. John harvey kellogg anthony hopkins opens a sanitarium that promotes his progressive, if eccentric, ideas about optimal wellbeing. Men in black ii star lara flynn boyle seen sitting topless in bed as matthew broderick approaches and she asks him to have sex with her and he complies. Released october 28th, 1994, the road to wellville stars anthony hopkins, bridget fonda, matthew broderick, john cusack the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 0 min, and received a score of.
This is the movie that made me go from hating matthew broderick to having quite a bit of affection for him. A movie thats bawdy in places and always witty, its backed by rachel portmans amusing music score. Always remember dont trust the opinion of the road to wellville 1994 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment. Battle creek reluctant to revisit the road to wellville. John harvey kellogg, the reallife centerpiece of book and film. I think it would be less forgiving if i had watched the movie first, then read the book, but the inconsistencies in the movie vs. A satire of health fanaticism in turnofthecentury america, the road to wellville is a curiosity of the first order. Williams wife, eleanor, has persuaded him to go to kellogg to have his system cleaned of impurities. The road to wellville 1994 a staunch advocate of healthy living, dr. Hes just so good at roasting people and being a savage, and the innocent, childlike. The road to wellville is an attimes fascinating, attimes dull historical fiction about john harvey kellogg and his cultlike following of health nuts at the turn of the century. The road to wellville nude scenes naked pics and videos. Streaming full the road to wellville 1994 first, once you can rate this movie.
Bridget fonda is topless in a milk bath, which is sure to frost your flake. Its almost worth dipping into the road to wellville just to sample the mood of this strange time and place, which really is fascinating. Parkers satire succeeds or fails on the strength of the individual characters caricatures, really, for nothing about the road to wellville is subtle. With anthony hopkins, bridget fonda, matthew broderick, john cusack. While this film had a bit of flare added, it does a good job of demonstrating the activities that took place at the sanitarium. A comedy of the heart and other organs an unhappy young couple visit the infamous kellogg spa in battle creek, michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfastcereal business and compete against john kelloggs corn flakes. I made the unfortunate mistake of reading the road to wellville before watching the movie. In the movie, and in real life, he condemned all forms of sexual intercourse, even for procreation, as being unhealthy. The film appeared to be parkers attempt to put a whoopee cushion under boyles book, or at any rate a lot of corn among the flakes. The road to wellville is a 1994 american comedydrama film adaptation of t. John harvey kellogg anthony hopkins eleanor lightbody bridget. The road to wellville 1994 stream and watch online. This is the road to wellville theatrical trailer by dirty hands on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Soundtracks canzonetta by felix mendelssohnbartholdy as felix mendelssohn arrangement by alfred pochon performed by. You can write, the road to wellville 1994 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie. The road to wellville silent fallstargatethe last seductionvanya on 42nd street 1994 see more. It happens to be set in battle creek, michigan in 1907. How to stream battle creek and calhoun county during.
The story and message is still as contemporary as it was, perhaps even more so. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Movie, the road to wellville movie,the road to wellville trailer,the road to wellville 1994, alan parker,anthony hopkins, bridget fonda, dana. The road to wellville 1994 a story about the ins and outs of one unusual health facility in the early twentieth century, run by the eccentric dr. Admittedly, i am starting to get tangled up in my metaphor. The road to wellville is a 1993 novel by american author t. Read the the road to wellville movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The road to wellville 1994 is paved with naked ladies. It is illustrated with a drawing of what looks like several tons of lava bursting forth from the earths core.
Coraghessan boyles lively novel about hucksterism, gumption, and life at a turnofthecentury sanatorium run by cornflake king dr. The road to wellville movie poster is pictured inside the battle creek enquirer newsroom on tuesday, oct. Amusing without being particularly funny, alan parkers unzipped cereal. Movie, the road to wellville movie,the road to wellville trailer,the road to wellville 1994, alan parker,anthony hopkins, bridget fonda. John harvey kellogg anthony hopkins opens a sanitarium that promotes his progressive, if eccentric, ideas about optimal. The road to wellville by alan parker, anthony hopkins. Here is a lavish, overproduced satire that finds its hilarity in bowel. In the process of lampooning turnofthecentury health food faddists, the road to wellville displays lunacy of its own. In this case, the ending turned out to be quite a happy one, which, unusually for me, actually made up for a lot. John harvey kellogg anthony hopkins begins the film on an exercise machine, explaining to journalists his philosophy of health.
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