Gutbusters is a 2002

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documentary following the efforts of three competitive eaters seeking to gain entry into the Nathan's Famous

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Eating Contest.

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The documentary follows three members of the

competitive eating Competitive eating, or speed eating, is an activity in which participants compete against each other to eat large quantities of food, usually in a short time period. Contests are typically eight to ten minutes long, although some competitions c ...

community. The program documents the training and one stop is at J&R’s Steakhouse in Long Island. The restaurant gives eaters one hour to eat a 76 ounce steak and one portion of a side order: the meal for free if they can accomplish the task. The show also follows eaters in other states who compete eating crawfish, hot dogs and pancakes. The documentary also introduces International Federation of Competitive Eating founders Richard and George Shea and details their efforts to establish eating as a sport. A second installment of ''Gutbusters'', about the IFOCE in Alaska, also ran on Discovery Channel. The show featured: “ Hungry” Charles Hardy,

Dale Boone Dale Boone (born 1966) is an American competitive eater who holds several records for, among others, devouring pelmeni and hot dogs. Having been featured on numerous television programmes, he has proclaimed himself "Mouth of the South". Boone cl ...

and “ Crazy Legs” Conti. The documentary, produced by

Original Productions Original Productions, LLC is a television production company based in Burbank, California. It was founded in 1999 by Thom Beers.Edward "Cookie" Jarvis Edward “Cookie” Jarvis is a retired competitive eater and a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE). He is a real estate agent, married father of two, and cancer survivor. When Cookie Jarvis became a competitive ea ...

Don Lerman Don Lerman (born March 22, 1949) is an American retired competitive eater who set multiple records for eating butter, beans, bologna, and burgers. He has several nicknames, Moses, Don Lerman"All American" including "The Fastest Hands in Competiti ...

and

Kevin Lipsitz "Krazy" Kevin Lipsitz is a competitive eater from Staten Island, New York, and is affiliated with IFOCE, the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Known for his bear hat and charismatic eating style, Lipsitz has competed in events acro ...

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