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 breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.
The Road to Wellville (1994) is a comedy, romance and drama film directed by Alan Parker, released on October 28, 1994 with a runtime of 1h 58m. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick and John Cusack. Viewers rate it 5.6 out of 10 across 202 ratings.
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Anthony Hopkins
as Dr. John Harvey Kellogg
Bridget Fonda
as Eleanor Lightbody
Matthew Broderick
as William Lightbody
John Cusack
as Charles Ossining
Dana Carvey
as George Kellogg
Michael Lerner
as Goodloe Bender
Colm Meaney
as Dr. Lionel Badger
John Neville
as Endymion Hart-Jones
Lara Flynn Boyle
as Ida Muntz
Traci Lind
as Nurse Irene Graves
Camryn Manheim
as Virginia Cranehill
Roy Brocksmith
as Poultney Dab
Directed by Alan Parker, written by T. C. Boyle and Alan Parker, produced by Armyan Bernstein, Robert F. Colesberry and Alan Parker.
Average viewer score of 5.6/10 from 202 ratings.
**_Satire about the health fads of early 1900s’ America_** This is a sophisticated blend of dark humor and documented historical material covering the excessive obsession with wellness of those with the means and time to blow on it. The era involves the late Victorian Age and, specifically, clean-living advocate John Harvey Kellogg (played by Anthony Hopkins) and his crackpot methods employed at the Battle Creek…
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The Road to Wellville (1994) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Road to Wellville (1994) includes Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack and Dana Carvey. The film was directed by Alan Parker. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Road to Wellville was released on October 28, 1994 and runs for 1h 58m.
The Road to Wellville (1994) holds an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from 202 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, romance and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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