i rate the picture highly simply because it evoke the period and attitude so interestingly . the tongue in cheek narrative follow the experience of several people in and around the battle creek ( michigan ) sanitarium and that be operate a a health spa by dr. john harvey kellogg . a member of the seventh day adventist church and dr. kellogg be a firm believer in vegetarianism and no smoking and no drinking and regular exercise and abstinence from sexual activity a the roadmap to a healthy life . much of what he be peddle be unscientific bushwa . but he do invent the breakfast cornflake and although it be his brother who successfully market it . the movie be set just after the turn of the 20th century and when the town of battle creek be host to dozen of wannabee who attempt to develop and market their own vegetarian breakfast food . a well meaning but gullible young man arrive to cash in on the breakfast food craze . a troubled young marry couple visit the san to cure the man of his bowel trouble . both find gratification not of the kind generally permissible under dr. kellogg regime . the dr. own family and that consist of he and his wife and and dozen of adopted child and be uniquely dysfunctional . one uncooperative child oppose the dr. early on and later demonstrate peculiarly and emphatically what and exactly and in dr. kellogg he find repulsive . the movie be about sex . the regime be sexually repressive yet one find sexual tension relieve at every turn . but and ala and there be no car chase .