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Larry Surrell · 03-01-2006, 11:16 PM

I noticed that Showtime Family and Flix movie channels are showing the film "Cold Turkey" this month. Dick Van Dyke plays a minister who tries to get his entire town to quit smoking (I think it's for a year) to win money.

I haven't seen this movie in a long time but remember that it's very funny. If you subscribe to either of these channels, check it out.

Lolac · 03-02-2006, 11:18 AM

I remember seeing that movie yearsago. Thanks for the heads up!

Lolac

TV Knowledge Fan · 04-15-2006, 04:13 PM

...final picture under his United Artists contract. "Cold Turkey" was filmed in 1969, but went unreleased until two years later (probably due to the fact that Dick's 1969 UA release, "Some Kind Of Nut", didn't do that well at the box office, as did "The Comic" for another studio). It was also Norman Lear & Bud Yorkin's final theatrical project before they went into TV full-time [beginning with "ALL IN THE FAMILY"].

03-01-2006, 11:16 PM	#1
Larry Surrell Ed M. 1918-2006 RIP Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 27, 2003 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 702	DVD Movie "Cold Turkey" on TV This Month I noticed that Showtime Family and Flix movie channels are showing the film "Cold Turkey" this month. Dick Van Dyke plays a minister who tries to get his entire town to quit smoking (I think it's for a year) to win money. I haven't seen this movie in a long time but remember that it's very funny. If you subscribe to either of these channels, check it out.

04-15-2006, 04:13 PM	#3
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	That was Dick's.... ...final picture under his United Artists contract. "Cold Turkey" was filmed in 1969, but went unreleased until two years later (probably due to the fact that Dick's 1969 UA release, "Some Kind Of Nut", didn't do that well at the box office, as did "The Comic" for another studio). It was also Norman Lear & Bud Yorkin's final theatrical project before they went into TV full-time [beginning with "ALL IN THE FAMILY"].

03-02-2006, 11:18 AM	#2
Lolac Dolce far niente, Carissima! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 02, 2003 Location: Fairfax Station, VA Posts: 1,487	I remember seeing that movie yearsago. Thanks for the heads up! Lolac