Nuts!
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 · Written by Thom Stylinski
Where to Watch
Rent or Buy
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)
Make it a double feature
2h 50m together
Nuts!
Manhood
Both from Penny Lane.
More from Penny LaneSee all →
Manhood · 2026
Hail Satan? · 2019
Listening to Kenny G · 2021
Our Nixon · 2013
Music Box: Happy and You Know It · 2025
Time Bomb Y2K · 2023
The Pain of Others · 2018
The Voyagers · 2010
Confessions of a Good Samaritan · 2023
Wild Inside · 2026
Just Add Water: The Story of the Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys · 2016
Normal Appearances · 2018
Sometimes I get lossy · 2009
Nellie Bly Makes the News · 2018
She Used to See Him Most Weekends · 2007
Mrs. America · 2025


