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Cold Turkey. Jump to Edit. Filming locations. Greenfield, Iowa, USA. Helpful • 6 0. Winterset, Iowa, USA. (Hospital, Dr. Procter's home) Helpful • 4 0. 2300 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. (Terrace Hill, governor's mansion used for Grayson's mansion) Helpful • 3 0. Des Moines, Iowa, USA. (exterior scenes of the Hubell Mansion) Helpful • 3 0.
The film was shot in Greenfield, Iowa and local residents served as extras. [2] The film was produced in 1969 but was shelved for two years by the distributor over concerns about its box-office potential. Plot.
Feb 19, 1971 · Cold Turkey: Directed by Norman Lear. With Dick Van Dyke, Pippa Scott, Tom Poston, Edward Everett Horton. Hoping for positive publicity, a tobacco company offers $25 million to any American town that quits smoking for 30 days.
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- Comedy
- Norman Lear
- 1971-02-19
Cold Turkey was shot entirely on location in Iowa, not in the fictional town of Eagle Rock, but in Winterset, Greenfield and Des Moines. Cinematographer Charles F. Wheeler takes advantage of the natural setting and many scenes, such as one depicting Rev. Brooks' morning jog, are bathed in gorgeous Midwestern light.
The event will take place at the Warren Cultural Center in the restored 1896 opera house at 154 Public Square in downtown Greenfield. Doors open at 9 a.m. and the program begins at 10. The event is...
Greenfield was the primary location for the filming of the 1971 satirical comedy film Cold Turkey, produced by Norman Lear, starring Dick Van Dyke. The movie involved a town that accepted a challenge to quit smoking for 30 days. Greenfield also rose to the challenge and went "Cold Turkey" with 166 of its citizens signing Stop Smoking pledges.
Upon first glance, Lear envisioned scenes for “Cold Turkey” to be filmed in Greenfield’s Lancaster-style town square, one of only a few known to exist with its alleys extending from the corners and streets intersecting in mid-block.
