Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
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Crazy Legs Conti: Zen And The Art Of Competitive Eating is a 2005 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 4th 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.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
portraying the culture of competitive eating
Competitive eating
Competitive eating, or speed eating, is a sport in which participants compete against each other to consume large quantities of food in a short time period. Contests are typically less than 15 minutes in length, with the person consuming the most food being declared the winner...
. It was directed by Danielle Franco and Christopher Kenneally.
The film follows Jason "Crazy Legs" Conti
Crazy Legs Conti
Crazy Legs Conti is an American competitive eater. He is currently ranked twentieth in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating.-Early life and career:...
, an eccentric New York window washer, nude model and sperm donor. He begins as a huge fan of the annual July 4th 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.