The Road to Wellville
Brief Synopsis
Set in 1907, this satire on health fanaticism in turn-of-the-century America takes place at Dr. John Kellogg's famous Battle Creek sanitarium, known as the "temple of health."
Cast & Crew
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Alan Parker
Director
Sam Garner
Bridget Fonda
Gabriel Barre
Kerry Maher
Jemila Ericson
Film Details
Also Known As
Dr. Kelloggs kur, Road to Wellville
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Medical
Period
Romance
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA; New Paltz, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Set in 1907, this satire on health fanaticism in turn-of-the-century America takes place at Dr. John Kellogg's famous Battle Creek sanitarium, known as the "temple of health."
Director
Alan Parker
Director
Cast
Sam Garner
Bridget Fonda
Gabriel Barre
Kerry Maher
Jemila Ericson
Charlotte H Ballinger
James Bigwood
George Nannarello
Carole Shelley
Madeline Shaw
Lara Flynn Boyle
Richard H Thornton
John Henry Scott
Ann Deagon
Traci Lind
William Hempel
Norbert Weisser
Matthew Broderick
Richard K Olsen
Thomas Myers
Denise S Bass
Colm Meaney
David Kraus
Robert Tracey
Dana Carvey
Monica Parker
Jacob Reynolds
Michael Goodwin
Roy Brocksmith
John Neville
Joanne Pankow
Beth Bostic
Richard Valliere
Ann Tucker
Camryn Manheim
Marshall Efron
Marianne Muellerleile
Mary Lucy Bivins
Michael Lerner
D Anthony Pender
Lisa Altomare
Jim Bath
Mark Jeffrey Miller
John Cusack
Mary Jane Corry
Stewart Shaw
Lead Person
Alexander Slanksnis
Barbara Phillips
Anthony Hopkins
Lindsay Hutchinson Berte
Jean Wenderlich
Crew
Bill Abbott
Special Thanks To
Marc Abraham
Executive Producer
William Alford
On-Set Dresser
Dean Allison
Carpenter
Dana Armonda
Office Assistant
David A Arnold
Dialogue Editor
Lynette Ashby
Location Casting
Shirley Baker
Hair
Vincent L Ball
Special Effects
Rick Barefoot
Special Effects
Kevin Bartnoff
Foley Artist
Trey Batchelor
Assistant Director
Anna Behlmer
Rerecording
Wendy Bell
Makeup Assistant
Armyan Bernstein
Producer
Patrick Bietz
Foley Editor
James Bigwood
Production Manager
Angela Billows
Assistant
Larry Bird
Props
Peter Biziou
Dp/Cinematographer
Peter Biziou
Director Of Photography
Thomas Bliss
Special Thanks To
Mari Bloom
Hair Stylist
Peter Bloor
Gaffer
Rose Bologa
Hair Assistant
Judith Bouley
Location Casting
Linda Boykin-williams
Hair
T.c. Boyle
Source Material (From Novel)
Bill Bradford
Construction Coordinator
Gayle Bradford
Costumes
Larry Brew
On-Set Dresser
John Brommel
On-Set Dresser
Chris Brown
Carpenter
Neil Burrow
Foley Editor
Bret Caldwell
Grip
Barbara Casement
Wardrobe Assistant
John Ceniceros
On-Set Dresser
Carolyne Chauncey
Assistant Editor
Paul Cheponis
Assistant Set Decorator
Scott Childers
Carpenter
Peter Childs
Other
Beth Christian
On-Set Dresser
Lauren Coccia Clemmer
Art Assistant
Bill Coe
Assistant Camera Operator
Gigi Coker
Makeup
Lucy Coldsnow-smith
Dialogue Editor
Chris Coles
Unit Production Manager
Robert F Colesberry
Producer
Gary Combs
Stunt Coordinator
Valerie Craig
Liaison
Kelly Curry
Electrician
Paula Davis
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jason Dawes
Office Assistant
Peter Dean
Transportation Manager
Jennifer Debell
On-Set Dresser
Rich Delabio
Location Assistant
Jerry Delaney
Production
Claudette Didul
Set Decorator
Gay Difusco
Music
Jim Donahue
Best Boy
Lisa A Doyle
Costumes
Dean Drabin
Adr Mixer
Dianne Dreyer
Script Supervisor
Mark Duncan
Other
Dean Dunham
Other
Joe Dunton
Special Thanks To
Gwen Dupray
Wardrobe
Peter Durand
Other
Richard Earl
Art Director
David Eckert
Assistant Art Director
Mary Kate Edmonstone
Other
Juno J. Ellis
Adr Editor
Larry Evans
Electrician
Wanda Evans
Wardrobe
Mark Fabert
Foreman
Edward Farrell
Carpenter
David Feldman
Assistant Editor
John Fenemore
Other
Howard Feuer
Casting
Nicole Fevrier-davis
Wardrobe Assistant
Gary Romolo Fiorelli
Set Production Assistant
Stephanie Flack
Dialogue Editor
Gina Fortunato
Location Coordinator
Peter Frampton
Makeup Supervisor
Lou Gagliardi
Production
Hal Gardner
On-Set Dresser
Rick Gardner
On-Set Dresser
Albert Gasser
Sound Editor
Martha Geist
Wardrobe
Leonard Gescke
Foley Editor
Chris Gilmer
Set Production Assistant
Galen Goodpaster
Assistant Sound Editor
Marilyn Graf
Foley Mixer
Ron Grafton
Foley Recordist
Jose Granell
Other
April H Grantham
Craft Service
Ann Hadsell
Adr
Gerry Hambling
Editor
George Hamer
Music Contractor
Roy Hamilton
Construction Manager
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
Bob Hart
Negative Cutting
Todd Hatfield
Other
John M Hay
Wardrobe Supervisor
Todd Heater
Electrician
Kirsten Hecktermann
Assistant
Jerry Henery
Foreman
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Bill Hill
Best Boy
Donnie Hinson
Key Rigging Grip
Robert Hinson
Other
Tommy Hinson
Other
John Hobbs
Carpenter
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Peter A Hollocker
Office Assistant
Denise Horta
Adr Editor
Scott Houle
Engineer
Lance Howell
Location Casting
John Hubbard
Special Thanks To
Ros Hubbard
Special Thanks To
Joseph P Hurt
Makeup Assistant
Aaron L Hurwitz
Other
Andi Isaacs
Accounting Assistant
Scott D Jackson
Foley Editor
Michael G Jefferson
Set Production Assistant
Ingrid Johanson
Production Coordinator
Michael A Jones
Electrician
Samuel F Kaufman
Other
Constance A Kazmer
Dialogue Editor
Rachel Kick
Makeup Assistant
Paddy Kiely
Assistant Camera Operator
Scott Kinsey
Boom Operator
Peter Kohn
Assistant Director
Brian Kontz
Other
Chris Laidlaw
Other
Andrea Lakin
Other
Mary Lampert
Hair
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Andrew Lanier
Other
Peter Lewis
Carpenter
Dick Lewzey
Music
Andrea London
Makeup
Dennis J Lootens
Rigging Gaffer
Alan E Lorimer
Special Effects Coordinator
Karen Lovell
Hair
Keir Lusby
Props
Don Malouf
Sound Editor
Willie Mann
Best Boy Grip
Derek Marino
Location Casting
Marina Marit
Costumes
John Marston
Assistant Editor
Darrin Martin
Assistant Sound Editor
Andy Mash
Carpenter
Liz Matthews
Location Manager
Bruce Mattox
Special Effects
Molly M. Mayeux
Assistant Director
Alton Mcclellan
Other
Tom Mcdaniel
Carpenter
Jeffrey M Meyer
Animal Wrangler
Scott Millan
Rerecording
Lavert C Miller
Costumes
Dennis Milliken
Transportation Coordinator
Mike Milliken
Color Timer
Jonise Misiewicz
Accounting Assistant
Mike Moad
Dolly Grip
Mary Montiforte
Production Associate
Sam Montiforte
Accountant
Lisa Moran
Associate Producer
Brad Moranz
Choreographer
Jennifer Moranz
Choreographer
Brian Morris
Production Designer
Mary Morrisey
Assistant Sound Editor
Merrick Morton
Photography
Troy Muhammad
Electrician
Jill Murphy
Special Thanks To
Scott Murphy
Other
Alan Robert Murray
Sound Editor
Bill Neff
Other
Andy Nelson
Rerecording
Tom Newbon
Audio
Joseph Newman
Carpenter
Walter Newman
Sound Editor
Doug Nicely
Assistant Location Manager
Dennis A Nowe
Production Designer
Eddie O'neill
Production
James Onate
Other
Rita Parillo
Hair Assistant
Alan Parker
Screenplay
Alan Parker
Producer
Alexander Parker
Special Thanks To
Jayme S Parker
Sound Editor
Dick Parkinson
Wrangler
Alenka Pavlin
Other
Les Percy
Key Grip
Regina Perrone
Location Casting
Stephen C Peterman
On-Set Dresser
Jonathan Phillips
Assistant Sound Editor
Terry Phillips
Carpenter
Marthe Pineau
Production
Macall Polay
Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Dr. Kelloggs kur, Road to Wellville
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Medical
Period
Romance
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA; New Paltz, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States Fall October 28, 1994
Released in United States on Video May 2, 1995
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) September 24 - October 2, 1994.
Some photography took place in New Paltz, New York beginning December 10, 1993, prior to the start of principal photography in Wilmington, which commenced December 20, 1993.
Began shooting December 10, 1993.
Completed shooting February 19, 1994.
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) September 24 - October 2, 1994.)
Released in United States on Video May 2, 1995
Released in United States Fall October 28, 1994
