Directed by Les Blank, this is a film exactly described by its title.
German film director Herzog had made a bet with fledgling director Errol Morris that, if Morris made a film, Herzog would eat his shoe. Morris went on to film 'Gates of Heaven', so Herzog kept his promise.
While eating the boiled shoe, Herzog carries on a dialogue with the film premier audience on film, art, and life.
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Werner Herzog said he'd eat his shoe if Erroll Morris ever completed his first documentary, "Gates of Heaven."
Morris, of course, finished his movie. Alice Waters, of Chez Panisse, helped Herzog to cook the shoe (you can hear her saying i should be like a good pigs foot).