Nuts!

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Nuts!

2016

1h 19m

Documentary

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94%

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52 Reviews

77%

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250+ Ratings

The mostly true story of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, an eccentric genius who built an empire with his goat-testicle impotence cure and a million-watt radio station.

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Critics Consensus

Nuts! lives up to its title in the best way, offering a delightfully unorthodox look at a bizarre -- and largely unexplored -- chapter in American history.

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

12/29/2016

3.5/4

Lane's loose, playful, collage-like treatment of the story sets just the right tone.

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

09/01/2016

3.5/5

Director Lane and screenwriter Thom Stylinski take a lighthearted, folksy approach to telling Brinkley's life story

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Tom Long

Detroit News

07/29/2016

B+

Lane uses creative animation, archival footage and recordings - the good doctor apparently loved to be filmed - to tell an absolutely outrageous story of neediness, greed, delusion and gullibility.

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

01/18/2023

I had trouble staying with the varied animation styles, and the sense of humor is all over the place, but the well-researched narrative drive pulled me through.

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Alex Heeney

Seventh Row

08/23/2022

Penny Lane’s NUTS! recounts the story of Dr. John Brinkley, who earned fame and fortune in the 1920s for transplanting goat testicles as a fertility cure for men.

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

05/22/2019

Lane takes advantage of non-fiction for petty and selfish reasons, which makes Lane not too far removed from her own subject.

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Bryce D

12/06/2024

One word, ABSOULTE...NUTS!

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dave d

11/11/2019

Penny Lane's 'Nuts!' is a creative film for a creative man, John R. Brinkley. It's breezy and a story that is bonkers. Filmmaker Lane does an outstanding job between animation, real footage of Brinkley and his family, and talking head interviews to carve an in depth portrait of her subject. What a journey! I wouldn't have minded to learn a little bit more about the early years of Brinkley, but it's just a minor quibble. Final Score: 9.1/10

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07/08/2019

A terrifically funny documentary about the dark, weird corners of American history

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05/01/2017

A great and shifty film for those whom love to nut!

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03/03/2017

An awesome documentary about a forgotten tale of unlimited ingenuity in the old, bizarre America.

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01/20/2017

Interesting story but it drags in points. Worth the watch.

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Synopsis

The mostly true story of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, an eccentric genius who built an empire with his goat-testicle impotence cure and a million-watt radio station.

Director: Penny Lane
Producer: James Belfer, Caitlin Mae Burke, Penny Lane, Daniel Shepard
Screenwriter: Thom Stylinski
Distributor: MTuckman Media
Production Co: Cartuna
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 6, 2016
Runtime: 1h 19m

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