Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe is a 1980 short documentary by Les Blank that captures the eccentric filmmaker Werner Herzog fulfilling a bet he made with his friend and fellow director Errol Morris. Herzog had promised to eat his own shoe if Morris ever completed his first film, Gates of Heaven, a documentary about pet cemeteries. Herzog not only cooked and ate his shoe at the premiere of Morris's film, but also gave a speech about the importance of making films that are not part of the "media garbage" that dominates the screen. The film is a humorous and insightful glimpse into the mind and personality of one of the most original and influential directors of our time. ¹²³⁴

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(2) Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (Short 1980) - IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081746/.
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