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The Road to Wellville

The Road to Wellville

A comedy of the heart and other organs.

19945.61h 58m

Overview

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.

Directed by Alan Parker
Written by T. Coraghessan Boyle, Alan Parker
Produced by Alan Parker, Robert F. Colesberry, Armyan Bernstein
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $26.0M

Top Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Dr. John Harvey Kellogg

Bridget Fonda

Bridget Fonda

Eleanor Lightbody

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

William Lightbody

John Cusack

John Cusack

Charles Ossining

Dana Carvey

Dana Carvey

George Kellogg

Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Goodloe Bender

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Dr. Lionel Badger

John Neville

John Neville

Endymion Hart-Jones

Lara Flynn Boyle

Lara Flynn Boyle

Ida Muntz

Traci Lind

Traci Lind

Nurse Irene Graves

Themes & Keywords

michigancompetitionsanatoriumhistorical figurecornflakesspawhimsical

About The Road to Wellville

The Road to Wellville is a comedy, romance, drama film released in 1994 exploring themes of michigan, competition, sanatorium, historical figure, cornflakes, spa. Directed by Alan Parker, it stars Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick. 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.

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