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.
Directed by Penny Lane
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Cast
Gene Tognacci
The Narrator
Andy Boswell
Various Voices
John Causby
Various Voices
Kelly Mizell
Various Voices
Jeff Pillars
Various Voices
Thom Stylinski
Various Voices
Fran Taylor
Various Voices
Pope Brok
Himself
Gene Fowler
Himself
Dr. James Reardon
Himself
Megan Seaholm
Herself
John R. Brinkley
Himself (archival footage)
Minnie Brinkley
Herself (archival footage)
John Brinkley, Jr.
Himself (archival footage)
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