Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating (2004)

Directed by

Danielle Franco, Christopher Kenneally

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows an eccentric New York City man who pursues his unusual dream of becoming a professional competitive eater. He goes from being a fan of eating contests to breaking a world record himself.

upbeatquirkyinspirationalwhimsicallightheartedoffbeatdogged

What happens

Crazy Legs Conti: Zen And The Art Of Competitive Eating is a 2004 documentary film portraying the culture of competitive eating. It was directed by Danielle Franco and Christopher Kenneally. The film follows Jason "Crazy Legs" Conti, an eccentric New York window washer, nude model and sperm donor. He begins as a huge fan of the annual July 4 hot dog eating competition, but then casually breaks the world oyster eating record in New Orleans. He proceeds to dedicate himself to fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a professional competitive eater. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• I Like Killing Flies (2004)
• Gutbusters (2002)
• Pressure Cooker (2008)
• The Year of the Yao (2004)
• Generation Iron 2 (2017)
• Earthlings (2005)
• Fat Head (2009)
• The Game Changers (2018)