NUTS! The Story of the Goat Testicle Impotence Cure & More!
A project in Brooklyn, NY by Penny Lane000days
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NUTS! is the story of John Brinkley, who in 1917 cures impotence via goat testicle transplantation. (Then the story really gets weird.)
Backers: 649
Average Pledge Per Backer: $122
Funded: $79,170 of $78,000
Dates: Sep 10th -> Oct 14th (35 days)
Project By: Penny Lane
Backers: 649
Average Pledge Per Backer: $122
Funded: $79,170 of $78,000
Dates: Sep 10th -> Oct 14th (35 days)
Project By: Penny Lane
$79,170
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 14 @ 20:01 -0400 GMT
101%
of goal
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Latest News
WE WENT NUTS! BUT WE'RE NOT DONE YET! 
October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
WE MADE OUR GOAL! All of us at NUTS! HQ did a happy dance. It went like this. I am beyond words in terms of needing and wanting to thank you all. Thank you to our friends at Kickstarter for selecting us as a Staff Pick, and for including us among the... (Read More)
Racing towards the finish line... look at that goat go!!!
October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys... I am so tired I can't get out of bed, and I owe some people thank you videos (they probably will come, from bed, very soon!) but LOOK AT THAT GOAT GO!!! For anyone who was ever worried we weren't going to make it, now is a fun time to... (Read More)
Do what Doctor Brinkley says + you can get a personalized "thank you" video!
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We've tried to be sensitive about remembering to say everything we want to say in at most ONE update per day, but let's face it... Caitlin and I are not firing on all cylinders at the moment. Forgot to remind you in our last update all that YOU, dear... (Read More)
$70K! ON OUR WAY!
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys, WOW! Big weekend, huh? There's nothing quite like waking up on a Monday morning and seeing that NUTS! is 90% FUNDED! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all our new backers, all 100 of you, who came on over the weekend to help us receive... (Read More)
WEEKEND CHALLENGE: 100 NEW BACKERS = 1 HUGE PLEDGE
October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
An anonymous donor just challenged us to get 100 NEW BACKERS BY TUESDAY. He will give us $5,000 if we meet his challenge. So this weekend, we're going to work like crazy to get those 100 new backers. This is the time it is more important than ever to... (Read More)
I will make a video thanking you *personally* if you do this one thing...
October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, look what we did: Feeling strong, but we're going into a holiday weekend (yikes), and then this thing is DONE ON TUESDAY (8pm EST). Will we make it? Doctor Brinkley wants to be sure everyone understands the urgency of this situation. LISTEN... (Read More)
NUTS! IN A NUTSHELL
October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello world! NUTS! has 5 days to raise around $30,000. We have every confidence that we'll meet our goal, and that's all thanks to you. So THANKS, YOU! Ever needed to tell someone about NUTS! in 45 seconds or less? Let this little shareable video do... (Read More)
ANIMATION WEEK, PART 3: HAZEL LEE SANTINO
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi there! HOLY MOLY! We are ALMOST at 50% funded!!!!! Let's get over that benchmark TODAY! There are 278 of you wonderful backers... if each of you found a way to bring in only $4.75 today (pitch to a friend? up your pledge?), we'd get over that... (Read More)
ANIMATION WEEK, PART 2: MICHAEL PISANO
October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
ONLY SEVEN DAYS LEFT TO SUPPORT NUTS! This is the final countdown, folks, and I cannot stress enough how important it is to get ALL HANDS ON DECK this week, as we make an URGENT PUSH toward that goal! Please, wave that NUTS! flag ever harder in these... (Read More)
ANIMATION WEEK, PART 1: DREW CHRISTIE!
October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! We’re in the final stretch of the campaign. Every single dollar is vital to getting us to the finish line (and I have a little heart attack every time my phone buzzes). We just added a couple of new rewards that get a little personal! You... (Read More)
Do you LOVE physical media?
October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
NEW REWARD FROM FANDOR + LISTEN TO WHAT DOCTOR BRINKLEY TELLS YOU!
October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We are thrilled to announce that we’re partnering with FANDOR to add a new reward option for all backers of $5+. FANDOR's subscription-based service allows audiences to discover and stream thousands of award-winning movies, film festival favorites,... (Read More)
THIS SOUNDS NUTS! – COMPOSER BRIAN MCOMBER ON OUR ORIGINAL SCORE
October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all you great goat guys and gals! Want a quick and easy way to support NUTS!? Vote for us in Docurama's DOCUFUNDING contest! If we get the most votes by the end of the week, Docurama will pledge to our campaign. Just head over to this link... (Read More)
YOUR BACKER EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK + AN EASY WAY TO BOOST NUTS!
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
KANSAS FIRST, KANSAS BEST!
September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello to each and every one of you special sunflowers! We’re just over 25% of our goal, and striding ever closer toward the end of the campaign. We read somewhere that over 80% of Kickstarters that get to 20% of their goal are successful, and we... (Read More)
LISTEN TO WHAT DOCTOR BRINKLEY TELLS YOU!
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 LISTEN TO WHAT DOCTOR BRINKLEY TELLS YOU: Sit down and send two dollars* now, while you're thinking of it. In so doing, you may be the means of bringing hope and happiness... (Read More)
TEXAS HISTORY – THE BRINKLEY MANSION
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Howdy, all y’all NUTS! We’re entering the third week of the campaign, and ready to start a big push toward hitting another milestone. I couldn’t have gotten this far without you. Thanks to everyone who got in on the ground level, tweeted, or... (Read More)
BRINKLEY’S BROADCASTS + NEW REWARD!
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
“Enough talk about goat testicles!” (Said no one involved in this campaign, ever.) Today, we’re taking a step back from Brinkley the quack, and looking at one of his truly lasting contributions to America as we know it – his role as a radio... (Read More)
NUTS!: NOW WITH PHYSICAL DVDs!
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning! The people have spoken, and they say, “we love physical media!” Well, we aim to please, (just like Doc Brinkley, but without the fraudulence), so today we announce a new reward level, which has repercussions for backers all the way... (Read More)
MIRACLE CURES, MORRIS FISHBEIN + MEDICAL MAVERICKS
September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello from the balmy shores of Lake NUTS! The members of the NUTS! team are back scattered to their four corners, but we’re united as always to bring you the latest information about the campaign (and new facts about Dr. Brinkley’s life and... (Read More)
NEW BACKER INCENTIVE + AND A WORD ON QUACKERY!
September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello from Camp NUTS! Now that the Independent Film Week dust is beginning to settle, here’s a spotlight on one of the Big Issues that makes NUTS! so fascinating. That Big Issue is... QUACKERY Did the goat gland surgery work? Did Brinkley believe... (Read More)
THE LONG ROAD TO NUTS! + GREETINGS FROM INDEPENDENT FILM WEEK!
September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
'Our Nixon' Filmmaker Talks New Doc About Con Man Doctor, Launches Kickstarter (Exclusive)
September 10th - via: thewrap.com
Penny Lane discusses the long road to “Nuts!” a film about Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, a Depression-era quack hawking a goat testicle impotence cure (Read More)
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