Rent Lords of the Gourd: Pursuit of Excellence on DVD

Lords of the Gourd: The Pursuit of Excellence

2007 Rated NR 1hr

You've heard of extreme sports; now comes extreme gardening in this PBS presentation about the growers who compete to produce the world's biggest pumpkin for the annual Cooperstown Weigh Off. Battling inclement weather, natural disasters, animal attacks and sabotage, squash king Joe Pukos and his Cooperstown competitors demonstrate what it takes to raise 1,000-pound gourds and then transport them across New York state for the final weigh-in.

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Cast: Joe Pukos

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Movie Details

Cast
Joe Pukos
Genres
Documentary, PBS Documentaries, Gardening, Science and Nature Documentaries, Home & Garden, TV Documentaries, PBS
Format
DVD
Ratings
NR
Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.
Screen formats

Full Screen 1.33:1

Subtitles

No

Closed captioned

Yes

Language and sound

English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Other features

Color; interactive menus; scene access.