Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers (1980)

A documentary on the history of garlic. Blank interviews chefs, garlic lovers, and historians about the their love of the 'stinking rose.'

Director:

Les Blank

Stars:

Antzonini Del Puerto, Kathleen Bendel, Harrod Blank

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antzonini Del Puerto	...	Flamenco Singer, Sausage Chef
Kathleen Bendel	...	Garlic Queen
Harrod Blank	...	Youth Saved from Dysentary
Mary T. Brown	...	Cook Who Uses Garlic Salt
Robert Charles	...	La Vielle Maison, Truckee, CA
Henry Chung	...	Hunan Restaurant, San Francisco
Rose 'Pistolias' Evangelisti	...	Cook, Garlic Lover
Val Filice	...	Garlic Grower, Squid Chef
George Flintroy	...	Flinty's Barbecue, Oakland
Lloyd John Harris	...	Publisher: _Garlic Times_
Michael Goodwin	...	Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler
Maura Hagerty	...	Irish Garlic Eater
Lawrence Hershman	...	Gardener, Marin County
Werner Herzog	...	Film Director: _Nosferatu_
Benni McCarthy	...	Author: _Living with the Flowers_

Storyline

A documentary on the history of garlic. Blank interviews chefs, garlic lovers, and historians about the their love of the 'stinking rose.'

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Plot Keywords:

garlic | interview | food | claim in title | cooking | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Flower Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1980 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Berkeley, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flower Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

To your good health!

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Connections

Followed by Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)

User Reviews

Culinary Hell

This movie was terrible. It had little useful information about garlic. For the majority of the film, it was just pointless interviews with random garlic-obsessed freaks. I mean, how are you supposed to take a guy seriously when he's wearing a hat shaped like a giant clove of garlic? And the idea of "pet garlic" (a plastic clove of garlic on the end of a stiff leash) proves that some people see very little of life. Not even the editing was done well. I had such a hard time trying to read the names of the interviewees printed on the screen. White text on a white background? If you want information on garlic, read an encyclopedia. If you are a garlic loving lunatic, check out this film.

0.5/4 stars