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Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

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Werner Herzog in Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)
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A short documentary in which directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog being forced to eat his own shoe.A short documentary in which directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog being forced to eat his own shoe.A short documentary in which directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog being forced to eat his own shoe.
IMDb RATING
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2.6K
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    • Les Blank
    • Werner Herzog
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    • Werner Herzog
    • Tom Luddy
    • Michael Goodwin
    • Les Blank
    • Werner Herzog
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    • Tom Luddy
    • Michael Goodwin
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    Michael Goodwin
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    Alice Waters
    Alice Waters
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    Chris Strachwitz
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    Phil Harberts
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    • Trivia
      The woman who helps Werner Herzog cook his shoes is the famous chef Alice Waters. The shoes were cooked in the kitchen of her restaurant, Chez Panisse, in Berkeley, California. There are shots in the film of Herzog entering the restaurant wearing his shoes, and leaving it barefoot.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Werner Herzog: Errol has set a good example. He's a landmark now. And I'm very proud of it. I'm very proud for him and I'm proud for me that I'm pushed him a little bit into, into this. And therefore to eat a shoe is a foolish signal but it was worthwhile. And once in a while I think we should be, we should be foolish enough to do things like that. More shoes, more boots, more garlic.

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      Edited from The Gold Rush (1925)
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      Old Whisky Shoes
      Played by Walt Solek Band

      Courtesy of Starr Records

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    7/10
    Not for everyone, but I laughed and cried
    Those who know of Werner Herzog and his film work know he communicates with seriousness and intensity. Every sentence is a deliberate act of poetry. Herzog has no interest in wasting time saying anything that is not important.

    In case it isn't obvious from the title, this movie is literally about Herzog eating his shoe after losing a bet. The levity and absurdity of this act is only amplified by the seriousness and intensity with which he approaches it. He must prepare the shoe as one would prepare a last meal, or prepare a body before burial.

    If you haven't seen anything by Herzog before, don't bother just yet. If you have, I hope you laugh and cry as much as I did.
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      • October 1980 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • UC Theatre - 2036 University Avenue, Berkeley, California, USA
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      • Flower Films
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    • 20 minutes
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