The read
A Balasaur Score of 63 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 57%. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Reverend Brooks leads his small Iowa town in a contest to stop smoking for a month. But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will win a huge prize.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Norman LearDirector
- Norman LearScreenplay
- Randy NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dick Van DykeRev. Clayton Brooks
- Pippa ScottNatalie Brooks
- Tom PostonMr. Stopworth
- Edward Everett HortonHiram C. Grayson
- Bob ElliottHugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy
- Vincent GardeniaMayor Wappler
- Barnard HughesDr. Proctor
- Graham JarvisAmos Bush
- Jean StapletonMrs. Wappler
- Paul BenedictZen Buddhist
- Judith LowryOdie Turman
- Bob NewhartMerwin Wren
Stills
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Themes
cigaretteiowacold turkeyaddictioncontestmass hysteriareverendtobacco industrybig tobaccoside effectsadvertising campaignquit smoking