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A comedy of the heart and other organs. - The Road to Wellville
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Title: The Road to Wellville

Release Date: 28 Oct 1994

Runtime: 1h 58m

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Director: Beacon Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Beacon Communications, Dirty Hands Productions, Per-Fo Pictures

Production Companies: Beacon Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Beacon Communications, Dirty Hands Productions, Per-Fo Pictures

Overview: An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.565 (170 votes)

Cast

  • Dr. John Harvey Kellogg: Anthony Hopkins
  • Eleanor Lightbody: Bridget Fonda
  • William Lightbody: Matthew Broderick
  • Charles Ossining: John Cusack
  • George Kellogg: Dana Carvey
  • Goodloe Bender: Michael Lerner
  • Dr. Lionel Badger: Colm Meaney
  • Endymion Hart-Jones: John Neville
  • Ida Muntz: Lara Flynn Boyle
  • Nurse Irene Graves: Traci Lind
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