2007
Unrated
Balcony Releasing
1 h 28 m

2007
Unrated
Balcony Releasing
1 h 28 m

Summary America’s fast-food empire is fueled by a secret ingredient: corn. High fructose corn syrup makes the sodas sweet, corn-fed beef makes the burgers fat, and corn oil crisps the fries. As college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis find out, their junk food generation has grown up eating so much corn that if you test their hair– it’s actuall...

Documentary

Directed By: Aaron Woolf

Written By: Ian Cheney, Curtis Ellis, Jeffrey K. Miller, Aaron Woolf

2007
Unrated
Balcony Releasing
1 h 28 m

2007
Unrated
Balcony Releasing
1 h 28 m

King Corn

Name: King Corn
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-10-12
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Rating: 70
Cast: Bob Bledsoe, Earl L. Butz, Dawn Cheney, Ian Cheney, Don Clikeman

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews

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Documentary

Directed By: Aaron Woolf

Written By: Ian Cheney, Curtis Ellis, Jeffrey K. Miller, Aaron Woolf

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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews

87% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews

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Entertainment Weekly

Aaron Woolf's we-are-what-we-eat documentary King Corn is a lively introduction to the corn industrial complex.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

Portland Oregonian

The film always teaches and entertains in equal, ample measure. It's a treat -- and it's good for you.

By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW

Boston Globe

It's fair to say that a meaner documentary might have packed more punch. But it's hard to imagine Michael Moore turning out anything that feels as pleasantly nourishing.

By Janice Page FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

It should be required viewing before going into a supermarket, McDonald's or your very own refrigerator.

By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

King Corn will put you off corn for a long, long time, but this is as much a thoughtful meditation on the plight of the American farmer as it is a rant against our expanding waistlines.

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TV Guide Magazine

Homey but not especially interesting trips down the Ellis and Cheney family lanes.

By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Mr. Cheney and Mr. Ellis are so pleasantly nondescript that they make no particular impression. As a result, all the time spent on autobiographical detail and personal banter hampers the film’s urgency, and plays like an awkward attempt to justify a format that the filmmakers are too self-effacing to exploit.

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Production Company ITVS International, Mosaic Films

Release Date Oct 12, 2007

Duration 1 h 28 m

Rating Unrated

Genres

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Tagline You are what you eat

King Corn

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Bob Bledsoe

Self - Bledsoe Cattle Company

Earl L. Butz

Self - Former Secretary of Agriculture

Dawn Cheney

Self - Relative

Ian Cheney

Self

Don Clikeman

Self - Farmer

Elna Clikeman

Self - Farmer

Ken Cook

Self - Environmental Working Group

Loren Cordain

Self - University of Colorado

Curt Ellis

Self

Audrae Erickson

Self - Corn Refiners Association

Dean Jarrett

Self - Cattle Rancher

Sue Jarrett

Self - Cattle Rancher

Rich Johnson

Self - Farmer

Farida Khan

Self - Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn

Steve Macko

Self - University of Virginia

Al Marth

Self - Certified Crop Advisor

Scott McGregor

Self - Farmer

Fray Mendez

Self - Cab Driver

Sabita Moktan

Self - Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn

Michael Pollan

Self - University of California

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