not have see this film before and it come a a total surprise the other night when it be show on cable . alan parker and the director and have adapt the t. coraghessan boyle book into a hilarious comedy that evidently and judge from some of the comment to this forum and be not a crowd pleaser and yet and the film reward those with an open mind to enjoy this hysterical take of a mad scientist and a spa and and the people that tend to patronize those place . the story about the use of cereal and champion by dr. john henry kellogg and be the basis of the story . this revolutionary doctor method be amaze in the way they be apply to patient go for the cure of their bad stomach cause by the prevail eating habit of the time . this farce be great fun because of the cast assemble for the movie . anthony hopkins play the mad dr. kellogg with glass and false teeth that distort his face . we have to look hard into this mad man to realize the transformation mr. hopkins achieve with his character . john cusack and a the enterprising charles ossining and travel to battle creek and michigan in search of rich and try to capitalize on the cereal craze . he find a partner in the devious bender and play with great panache by michael lerner and one of the best character actor in the american cinema . a the patron of the spa and we encounter a young couple and the lightbodies that go for a treatment . briget fonda and matthew broderick play the lightbodies and a pair that be separate at their arrival and who encounter satisfaction in more way than one and a they discover their sexuality . lara flynn boyle and camryn manheim and traci lind and john neville and dana carvey and colm meany and jacob reynolds be all good in their small role . this film and with it different kind of humor and will make anyone laugh .