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.
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.
The film is a social satire that critiques human nature, corporate influence, and media sensationalism through the lens of a small town's attempt to quit smoking for a large sum of money. It consciously balances critiques of various societal elements without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution.
This film features a cast that is predominantly white, aligning with traditional casting norms. Its narrative focuses on satirical themes related to human behavior and societal pressures, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.
The film satirizes a small, predominantly Christian town, portraying its religious community as hypocritical, judgmental, and easily swayed by greed. The narrative highlights how the pursuit of a 'moral' goal leads to paranoia and self-righteousness, ultimately critiquing the institution and its adherents.
Cold Turkey does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative is entirely focused on a town's collective effort to quit smoking, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Cold Turkey" (1971) is an adaptation of Marvin H. Albert's novel "The Night the Lights Went Out." There is no evidence that any character from the source material had their gender changed in the film adaptation.
Cold Turkey (1971) is an original film and not an adaptation of existing source material, a biopic, or a reboot of legacy characters. Therefore, no characters had a pre-established race that could have been altered.
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