The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
The true story of John Romulus Brinkley, a small-town Kansas doctor who discovers in 1917 that he can cure impotence by transplanting goat testicles into men. And that’s just the tipping point in this stranger-than-fiction tale. With the balls of a P.T. Barnum, the gonads of goats, and the wishful dreams of flaccid men, Brinkley amassed a fortune, was almost elected Governor of Kansas, invented junk mail and the infomercial, and built the world’s most powerful radio station. By the time all of the twists and turns of Brinkley’s story are revealed, Nuts! certainly earns its title.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic82/100
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Penny LaneDirector
- Thom StylinskiScreenplay
- Brian McOmberOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gene TognacciThe Narrator
- Andy BoswellVarious Voices
- John CausbyVarious Voices
- Kelly MizellVarious Voices
- Jeff PillarsVarious Voices
- Thom StylinskiVarious Voices
- Fran TaylorVarious Voices
- Pope BrokHimself
- Gene FowlerHimself
- Dr. James ReardonHimself
- Megan SeaholmHerself
- John R. BrinkleyHimself (archival footage)
Stills
Themes
goattesticleswoman directorgoat testicles