How much Wood would a Woodchuck chuck... - Beobachtungen zu einer neuen Sprache

Name: How much Wood would a Woodchuck chuck... - Beobachtungen zu einer neuen Sprache
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 44 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Werner Herzog, Steve Liptay, Scott McKain

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19761976
44m

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Herzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.Herzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.Herzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.

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6.3/10

1.2K

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POPULARITY

60,773

13,590

Director
- Werner Herzog
Stars
- Werner Herzog(voice)
- Steve Liptay(uncredited)
- Scott McKain(uncredited)

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Werner Herzog

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Steve Liptay

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Scott McKain

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Ralph Wade

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Leon Wallace

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Trivia
Herzog has said that he believes auctioneering to be "the last poetry possible, the poetry of capitalism."

Connections
Referenced in My Dinner with Werner (2019)

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6/10

Comic documentary

Werner Herzog's obsession with small-town America continues in HOW MUCH WOOD WOULD A WOODCHUCK CHUCK?, a short documentary that's filmed during the world speed-talking auctioneer championships in the USA. While there are a few digressions involving the Amish (always a welcome subject for cinema), for the most part this is a static documentary in which the auteur sets his camera up and leaves it filming various contenders, all of them trying their best to out speed-talk the competition.

I was first introduced to this kind of speed-talking in Herzog's follow-up film STROSZEK, and it's amazing to listen to. Watching the contenders practising and talking about their backgrounds adds to the experience. Some may find the lengthy competition scenes a little wearying due to their similarity, but I was never less than amused by listening to these guys doing something I could only dream of.

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