Nuts! (2016)
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.
Director:
Penny Lane
Writer:
Thom Stylinski
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Gene Tognacci as The Narrator |
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Andy Boswell as Various Voices |
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John Causby as Various Voices |
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Kelly Mizell as Various Voices |
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Jeff Pillars as Various Voices |
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Thom Stylinski as Various Voices |
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Fran Taylor as Various Voices |
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Pope Brok as Himself |
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Gene Fowler as Himself |
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Dr. James Reardon as Himself |
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Megan Seaholm as Herself |
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John R. Brinkley as Himself (archival footage) |
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Minnie Brinkley as Herself (archival footage) |
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John Brinkley, Jr. as Himself (archival footage) |
| Directing | Penny Lane | Director |
| Sound | Brian McOmber | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Thom Stylinski | Screenplay |
| Production | Daniel Shepard | Producer |
| Production | Penny Lane | Producer |
| Production | Caitlin Mae Burke | Producer |
| Production | James Belfer | Producer |
| Editing | Thom Stylinski | Editor |
| Crew | Hallie Kohler | Cinematography |
| Crew | Mark Walley | Cinematography |
| Crew | Joseph Victorine | Cinematography |
| Crew | Angela Walley | Cinematography |
| Production | Dan Cogan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Elias Savada | Executive Producer |