Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or Dolby 2.0, NTSC, widescreen. |
Performer |
Curt Ellis, Ian Cheney. |
Credits |
Edited by Jeffrey K. Miller; camera, Sam Cullman, Aaron Woolf, Ian Cheney; original music, The WoWz, Bo Ramsey, Spencer Chakedis. |
Note |
Originally released as a documentary in 2006. |
Summary |
Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa, to find out how the modest corn kernel conquered America. With the help of real farmers, powerful fertilizer, government aid, and genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hidden truths about America's modern food system.--From publisher description. |
Note |
Special features: Deleted scenes: Chicago: hauling the harvest to the Board of trade -- Washington DC : talking corn on Capitol Hill -- Boston : a new Boston tea party ; Featurettes : The king corn in the corn belt tour -- The lost basement lectures ; WoWz music video; photo gallery; filmmaker biographies. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Corn -- Iowa.
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Corn as food.
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Corn -- Fertilizers.
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Genetically modified foods.
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Corn industry -- United States.
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Corn products industry -- United States.
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Corn -- Processing -- United States.
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Farms -- Iowa -- Butler County.
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Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Added Author |
Cheney, Ian.
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Ellis, Curt.
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Woolf, Aaron.
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Balcony Releasing.
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Mosaic Films.
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Independent Television Service.
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Docurama (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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Note |
Title from container insert : King corn : you are what you eat |
ISBN |
1422909387 |
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9781422909386 |
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1422913511 |
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9781422913512 |
Standard No. |
767685110898 |
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767685115046 |
Music No. |
NNVG110891 Docurama Films |
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NNVG115041 Docurama Films |
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