King Corn *
Aaron Woolf, 2007
US
@ Northwest Film Forum
FYI, when you search for "king corn" at IMDb, the top result is Ron Jeremy. This movie is number two.
Disappointingly, this was the 60-minute version to be shown on Independent Lens next month and not the theatrical cut. I imagine the salient points were still made, and it was still shot largely in rural Iowa. The most interesting scene is when the two young farmers interview Earl Butz, who they claim was responsible, as Secretary of Agriculture in the early 1970's, for subsidizing massive growth in the amount of crops grown, corn included. Butz is in his mid-nineties at the time of the interview.
Also, from Wikipedia: "At the 1974 World Food Conference in Rome, Butz made fun of Pope Paul VI's opposition to "population control" by quipping, in a mock Italian accent: "He no playa the game, he no maka the rules." He kind of had a point.
See also: IMDb | Metacritic | Independent Lens page
Aaron Woolf, 2007
US
@ Northwest Film Forum
FYI, when you search for "king corn" at IMDb, the top result is Ron Jeremy. This movie is number two.
Disappointingly, this was the 60-minute version to be shown on Independent Lens next month and not the theatrical cut. I imagine the salient points were still made, and it was still shot largely in rural Iowa. The most interesting scene is when the two young farmers interview Earl Butz, who they claim was responsible, as Secretary of Agriculture in the early 1970's, for subsidizing massive growth in the amount of crops grown, corn included. Butz is in his mid-nineties at the time of the interview.
Also, from Wikipedia: "At the 1974 World Food Conference in Rome, Butz made fun of Pope Paul VI's opposition to "population control" by quipping, in a mock Italian accent: "He no playa the game, he no maka the rules." He kind of had a point.
See also: IMDb | Metacritic | Independent Lens page
Labels: 1 Star, 2007, Aaron Woolf, US
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