Overview
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.
An odd tale about an extremely odd and complicated man. Was he a psychopath? I don’t know. While this wouldn’t be in my top five Penny Lane docs she really made something given the subject matter and lack of video.
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Movie title: Nuts!
Movie description: 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.
Date published: 2022-01-23
Director(s): Penny Lane
Actor(s): Gene Tognacci, Andy Boswell, John Causby, Kelly Mizell, Jeff Pillars, Thom Stylinski, Fran Taylor, Pope Brok, Gene Fowler, Dr. James Reardon, Megan Seaholm, John R. Brinkley, Minnie Brinkley, John Brinkley, Jr.
Genre: Documentary, Animation
My Review
An odd tale about an extremely odd and complicated man. Was he a psychopath? I don’t know. While this wouldn’t be in my top five Penny Lane docs she really made something given the subject matter and lack of video.
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