The Road to Wellville
A comedy of the heart and other organs.
1994 | 118m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Alan Parker |
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| Writer: | T. Coraghessan Boyle, Alan Parker |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 28, 1994 |
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| Director: | Alan Parker |
| Writer: | T. Coraghessan Boyle, Alan Parker |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | competition, michigan, sanatorium, historical figure, cornflakes, spa, whimsical |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Beacon Communications, Beacon Pictures, Dirty Hands Productions, Per-Fo Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $26,000,000
Budget: $25,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anthony Hopkins | Dr. John Harvey Kellogg |
| Bridget Fonda | Eleanor Lightbody |
| Matthew Broderick | William Lightbody |
| John Cusack | Charles Ossining |
| Dana Carvey | George Kellogg |
| Michael Lerner | Goodloe Bender |
| Colm Meaney | Dr. Lionel Badger |
| John Neville | Endymion Hart-Jones |
| Lara Flynn Boyle | Ida Muntz |
| Traci Lind | Nurse Irene Graves |
| Camryn Manheim | Virginia Cranehill |
| Roy Brocksmith | Poultney Dab |
| Norbert Weisser | Dr. Spitzvogel |
| Monica Parker | Mrs. Tindermarsh |
| Jacob Reynolds | Young George Kellogg |
| Michael Goodwin | Dr. Frank Linniman |
| Marshall Efron | Bartholomew Bookbinder |
| Aleksandr Slanksnis | Mr. Unpronounceable |
| Carole Shelley | Mrs. Hookstratten |
| Gabriel Barre | Desk Clerk |
| Robert Tracey | Ernest O'Reilly |
| Ann Tucker | Hannah |
| Jemila Ericson | Mrs. Kellogg |
| Marianne Muellerleile | Nurse Bloethal |
| Jean Wenderlich | Ralph |
| Mark Jeffrey Miller | Woodbine |
| Joanne Pankow | Laughing Lady |
| Mary Jane Corry | Pianist |
| Rich Valliere | Reporter #1 |
| George Nannarello | Reporter #2 |
| James Bigwood | Reporter #3 |
| David Kraus | Laughing Instructor |
| D. Anthony Pender | Waiter on Train |
| Mary Lucy Bivins | Woman on Train |
| William Hempel | Bellman |
| Richard H. Thornton | Mr. Abernathy |
| Lisa Altomare | Mrs. Portois |
| Jim Bath | Bartender |
| Madeline Shaw | Waitress #1 |
| Barbara Phillips | Waitress #2 |
| Lindsay Hutchinson Berte | Breathing Instructor |
| Denise S. Bass | Nurse |
| Charlotte H. Ballinger | San Guest |
| John Henry Scott | Bath Attendant |
| Richard K. Olsen | Fox Fur Man |
| Ann Deagon | Fox Fur Woman |
| Thomas Myers Jr. | Process Server |
| Beth Bostic | Miss Jarvis |
| Kerry Maher | Doorman |
| Sam Garner | Farrington |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gary Combs | Stunt Coordinator |
| Gary Price | Stunts |
| Brian Morris | Production Design |
| Bob Hart | Negative Cutter |
| Gerry Hambling | Editor |
| T. Coraghessan Boyle | Novel |
| Peter Frampton | Makeup Supervisor |
| Dennis W. Milliken | Transportation Coordinator |
| Peter Bloor | Gaffer |
| Joe Dunne | Stunts |
| Peter Kohn | First Assistant Director |
| Mark Duncan | Camera Loader |
| Judith Bouley | Local Casting |
| Mike Roberts | Camera Operator |
| Marina Marit | Costumer |
| Mike Moad | Dolly Grip |
| Nelson Stoll | Sound Mixer |
| Paddy Kiely | Second Assistant Camera |
| Stephanie Wertlake | Art Department Coordinator |
| Scott Kinzey | Boom Operator |
| David Wolowic | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Alenka Pavlin | Cableman |
| David A. Arnold | Dialogue Editor |
| Ron Grafton | Foley Recordist |
| Mike Milliken | Color Timer |
| Donald J. Malouf | Sound Editor |
| Juno J. Ellis | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Rachel Aberly | Unit Publicist |
| Howard Feuer | Casting |
| Claudette Didul | Set Decoration |
| John Willett | Art Direction |
| Alan E. Lorimer | Special Effects Coordinator |
| E.W. Bradford | Construction Coordinator |
| Chris Coles | Unit Production Manager |
| Greg Brickman | Stunts |
| Molly M. Mayeux | Second Assistant Director |
| John Stoneham Jr. | Stunts |
| Nick Stamper | Stunts |
| Karin Wiesel | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Merrick Morton | Still Photographer |
| Kirsten Hecktermann | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Terry Rodman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Bill Coe | First Assistant Camera |
| Martin Samuel | Hairstylist |
| Scott D. Jackson | Foley Supervisor |
| Paul Cheponis | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Scott Millan | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jayme S. Parker | Sound Editor |
| Kevin Bartnof | Foley Artist |
| Dean Drabin | ADR Mixer |
| Denise Horta | ADR Editor |
| Tyler C. Daum | Driver |
| Ellen Heuer | Foley Artist |
| Lucy Coldsnow-Smith | Dialogue Editor |
| Mary Jo Lang | Foley Mixer |
| Penny Rose | Costume Design |
| Jerry G. Henery | Construction Foreman |
| Mark Fabert | Construction Foreman |
| John Copeman | Stunts |
| Denise Fholer | Stunts |
| Dean Mumford | Stunts |
| Diane Dalmonte | Stunts |
| Robert Jauregui | Stunts |
| Carolyne Chauncey | First Assistant Editor |
| John Marston | Assistant Editor |
| Dianne Dreyer | Script Supervisor |
| Alonzo Wilson | Costumer |
| David Feldman | Assistant Editor |
| John Hay | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Mary Montiforte | Production Controller |
| Ingrid Johanson | Production Coordinator |
| David Eckert | Assistant Art Director |
| Angela Billows | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Walter Newman | Sound Editor |
| Ann Hadsell | ADR Recordist |
| Dennis J. Lootens | Rigging Gaffer |
| Marilyn Graf | Foley Mixer |
| Stephanie Flack | Dialogue Editor |
| Carolyn Tapp | Foley Recordist |
| Albert Gasser | Sound Editor |
| Constance A. Kazmer | Dialogue Editor |
| Hilda Hodges | Foley Artist |
| Alan Parker | Screenplay, Director |
| Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer |
| Juliet Taylor | Casting |
| John Robotham | Stunt Coordinator |
| Don Hewitt Sr. | Stunts |
| Jennifer Lamb | Stunts |
| John Stoneham Sr. | Stunts |
| James Bigwood | Unit Production Manager |
| Alan Robert Murray | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Stewart 'Polar Bear' Shaw | Leadman |
| John Roesch | Foley Artist |
| Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Peter Biziou | Director of Photography |
| Frank Ferrara Sr. | Stunts |
| Trey Batchelor | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lisa Moran | Associate Producer |
| Marc Abraham | Executive Producer |
| Armyan Bernstein | Producer |
| Robert F. Colesberry | Producer |
| Alan Parker | Producer |
| Tom Rosenberg | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 10 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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