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The Road To Wellville (1994)
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This wrong-headed adaptation of the very funny (and scatological) novel by T. Coraghessan Boyle was written and directed by Alan Parker, who doesn't s...(read more...)
eem to have much of a clue. It's not a botch, just a movie that hammers its efforts at humor too hard. The focus is split between three story lines: the life of cereal tycoon John Kellogg (Anthony Hopkins with buck teeth), who has created a health spa for the wealthy that focuses on regular cleansing of the digestive tract (as well as applications of electricity); the troubles of an unhappy young couple (Matthew Broderick and Bridget Fonda), who come to the spa hoping to cure their marital ills (Broderick gets the worst of the deal); and the efforts of a young hustler (John Cusack), who is trying to break into the breakfast-cereal business but gets taken by an even bigger hustler (Michael Lerner). There are subplots about Kellogg's children but they add little. For all the doo-doo and enema jokes, the joys of this movie are distinctly scattered. --Marshall Fine
Director:
Alan Parker
MPAA: R
Running Time: 120 min.
Release Date: Oct 28, 1994
Cast:
Anthony Hopkins,
Bridget Fonda,
Camryn Manheim,
Colm Meaney,
Dana Carvey,
John Cusack,
John Neville,
Lara Flynn Boyle,
Matthew Broderick,
Michael Lerner,
Traci Lind
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