Cold Turkey is a satirical comedy film released in 1971. It stars a long list of comedic actors, several of whom are well-known to North American television audiences. The film was directed, co-produced and co-written by Norman Lear and is based on the novel I'm Giving Them Up for Good by Margaret and Neil Rau. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 394 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (425 × 647 pixels, file size: 108 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Movie poster advertisement for Cold Turkey - © 1971 United Artists For an article about a film, the original theatrical advertisement poster is one of the most important... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Richard Wayne Dick Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an Emmy-Award winning American actor of film, stage, and screen, comedian and dancer. ... George Robert Bob Newhart (born September 5, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. ... Paul Benedict (born September 17, 1938 in Silver City, New Mexico) is an American character actor who has made several appearances in television and movies from the 1960s on. ... Robert Brackett Elliott (March 26, 1923— ) is an American comedian, formerly one-half of the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. ... Ray Goulding (March 20, 1922 - March 24, 1990) was half of the comedy duo of Bob & Ray with Bob Elliott. ... Vincent Gardenia (January 7, 1922 - December 9, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor. ... Edward Everett Horton (March 18, 1886 - September 29, 1970) was an American actor with a long career including motion pictures, theater, radio, television and voice work for animated cartoons. ... Barnard Hughes (July 16, 1915 – July 11, 2006), born Bernard Aloysius Kiernan Hughes[1], was an American character actor of theater and film. ... Graham Jarvis, (1930 - 2003) was a Canadian character actor in US films and TV from the 1960s. ... Harvey Jason (born February 29, 1940 in London) is an English actor. ... Judith Lowry (July 27, 1890 - November 29, 1976) was an American actress. ... Tom Poston (October 17, 1921 – April 30, 2007) was an American television and film actor. ... Pippa Scott is an American actress who appeared in movies and television since the 1950s. ... Jean Stapleton Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City) is an American actress of stage, television and film. ... Michael Emmet Walsh (born March 22, 1935 in Ogdensburg, New York) is an American character actor who has appeared in over 100 film and television productions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the film studio. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 1867 edition of Punch, a ground-breaking British magazine of popular humour, including a good deal of satire of the contemporary social and political scene. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Cold Turkey features original music by Randy Newman including "He Gives Us All His Love", a sparsely-arranged ballad with gospel influence that serves as the film's theme song. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... He Gives Us All His Love is a song written and performed by Randy Newman. ... Gospel music is a musical genre characterized by dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of a religious nature, particularly Christian. ...

Plot

As part of a public relations and marketing strategy, a large tobacco company offers $25,000,000 to any town that can stop smoking for thirty days. // The term Public Relations was first used by the US President Thomas Jefferson during his address to Congress in 1807. ... For the magazine, see Marketing (magazine). ... Big Tobacco is the nickname that is often applied to the big three tobacco corporations in the United States. ... The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ...

Rev. Clayton Brooks (Dick Van Dyke), a kindly minister, leads his community (population 4,006) to accept the challenge and strives to help them find the strength to succeed. Richard Wayne Dick Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an Emmy-Award winning American actor of film, stage, and screen, comedian and dancer. ... For other types of minister, see Minister In Christian churches, a minister is a man or woman who serves a congregation or participates in a role in a parachurch ministry; such persons can minister as a Pastor, Preacher, Bishop, Chaplain, Deacon or Elder. ... Look up success in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Wanting to see the townspeople fail, the tobacco company sends flunky Merwin Wren (Bob Newhart) to undermine their efforts by targeting the weaker-willed members of the community such as alcoholic Edgar Stopworth (Tom Poston), elderly Dr. Proctor (Barnard Hughes) and anxiety-ridden Mrs. Wappler (Jean Stapleton). George Robert Bob Newhart (born September 5, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. ... The grammar in this article needs to be checked. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Tom Poston (October 17, 1921 – April 30, 2007) was an American television and film actor. ... Old age consists of ages nearing the average lifespan of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. ... Barnard Hughes (July 16, 1915 – July 11, 2006), born Bernard Aloysius Kiernan Hughes[1], was an American character actor of theater and film. ... what up?? Anxiety is a physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components (Seligman, Walker & Rosenhan, 2001). ... Jean Stapleton Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City) is an American actress of stage, television and film. ...

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Setting

Most of the film's action takes place in the fictional community of Eagle Rock, Iowa. Much of the film was actually filmed in the small town of Greenfield, Iowa and many local people were used as extras. This gives the setting a certain authenticity which might be different had it been filmed in a Hollywood soundstage. Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  Ranked 26th  - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 199 miles (320 km)  - % water 0. ... Greenfield is a city located in Adair County, Iowa. ... In drama, an extra is a performer in a film, television show, or stage production who has no role or purpose other than to appear in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene). ... ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ... ... A sound stage is a hangar-like structure, building or room, that is soundproof for the production of theatrical motion pictures and television, usually inside a movie studio. ...

Themes

Cold Turkey is a light-hearted and comedic exploration of serious themes germane to American society including addiction, the power of advertising and the mass media, right wing and left wing politics, personal liberty versus loyalty to one's community, and the relative value of material gain versus personal honor and interpersonal relationships. Heroin bottle An addiction is a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individuals health, mental state or social life. ... Advert redirects here. ... Popular press redirects here; note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint The Popular Press. Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a very large audience such as the population of a nation state. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially but not exclusively in the American sense of the word... For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Liberty (disambiguation). ... (UTC):This page is about loyalty as faithfulness to a cause. ... A community is a social group of organisms sharing an environment, normally with shared interests. ... For the business meaning, see Wealth (economics). ... Honor (or honor) comprises the reputation, self-perception or moral identity of an individual or of a group. ... In the contexts of sociology and of popular culture, the concept of interpersonal relationships involves social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people. ...

Quotes

• Odie Turman: I'll tell that to a Communist when he H-bombs me! Before you H-bomb me, you go over to that man with a gun and get captured! (immediately followed in the uncensored version by:) You're a bullshit, Amos Bush!
• Edgar Stopworth: The booze bone is connected to the smoke bone...
• Merwin Wren: Big clocks are never wrong!

Actors

• Veteran actor Edward Everett Horton, whose career began in 1906, played tobacco company president Hiram C. "Mr. Tobacco' Grayson in a wheelchair. This was Horton's last role as he died before the film was released.
• Director Norman Lear has a 3 second cameo approximately 2/3 of the way into the film. He is shown as one of the townspeople sitting down and crying because he is unable to get a cigarette fix.
• Maureen McCormick, best known for her role as Marcia Brady on television's The Brady Bunch, provided the voice of a talking doll in the film.
• The characters played by Bob and Ray are parodies of real-life news personalities: "Walter Chronic" (Walter Cronkite), "Hugh Upson" (Hugh Downs), "David Chetley" (Chet Huntley/David Brinkley), "Arthur Lordly" (Arthur Godfrey), "Paul Hardly" (Paul Harvey). The trailer features different newscasters, "Hardly Reasonable" (Harry Reasoner) and "Mike Walrus" (Mike Wallace), one of whom is played by Paul Dooley (who does not appear in the final film).

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External links

• Cold Turkey (film) at the Internet Movie Database
• Cold Turkey (film) at All Movie Guide
• Cold Turkey (film) at the TCM Movie Database