Review of How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck...

This is a 45-minute documentary from almost 40 years ago teaching us that there is actually such a thing as cattle auctioneering world championships in the United States. In the first half, director Werner Herzog (in his 30s here) interviews some of the participants with his unique voice, while in the second half we just get to witness the "art". I have to say, even if this had only half the length of a normal documentary/movie, I felt it began to drag quickly. The subject is certainly very unique and specific, maybe too specific to make an interesting watch, at least for me. Herzog reused some of the stars of this documentary in his follow-up movie "Stroszek" afterward. They all wear cowboy hats and almost all of them have mustaches, except the new world champion, one of the youngest participants judging by his looks. Herzog very well could have been one of the participants as well. The language is almost exclusively English, don't be fooled by the information here on IMDb. All in all, probably one of Herzog's weakest. Not recommended.