King Corn

King Corn

2007
1h 28m
6.3

6.3/10

35 votes • View on IMDb

"You Are What You Eat."

Overview

King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom – corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, two college buddies return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America. With the help of some real farmers, oodles of fertilizer and government aide, and some genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America’s modern food system in this engrossing and eye-opening documentary.

Status: Released

Revenue: $81,368

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 12, 2007
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1112115
Website Visit Site

Cast

Ian Cheney
Ian Cheney

Himself

Curtis Ellis
Curtis Ellis

Himself

Earl L. Butz
Earl L. Butz

Himself

Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan

Himself

Key Crew

Jeffrey K. Miller
Writer
Curtis Ellis
Writer
Aaron Woolf
Writer
Curtis Ellis
Producer
Ian Cheney
Writer
Aaron Woolf
Director
Ian Cheney
Producer
Aaron Woolf
Producer