Crazy Legs Conti is an eccentric New York window washer, nude model and sperm donor, and huge fan of the annual July 4th hot dog eating competition. When he casually breaks the world oyster eating record in New Orleans, he decides to dedicate himself to fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a professional competitive eater.
Direction
Franco and Kenneally never mock their subject, bless them.
Editing
Gross-out cuts that somehow stay weirdly uplifting.
Director
Danielle Franco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released when Nathan's was becoming ESPN programming, this captures competitive eating's awkward transition from sideshow to 'legitimate' sport.
Conti's stage name supposedly came from his lanky limbs—he's 6'3"—and his brief career as a stripper, not originally from eating.
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