Originally Aired August 2, 2011
Morgan Spurlock begins the series by touching down in sunny Florida. He is traveling to meet Billy Mitchell, star of Seth Gordon’s cult documentary "King of Kong." Billy is the controversial gamer whom everybody loves to hate, a man of legendary bravado and mullet, a genius of the joystick. But what effect did the film have on his life? Did he mind being cast as the baddie? And is he still the king of "Donkey Kong"? Morgan is on his way to find out.
But before he gets there, Morgan counts down from No. 50 to 41, gaining insights from a range of directors and commentators, including Kevin Macdonald; Jeffrey Blitz; Seth Gordon; Stacy Peralta; Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman; Donna DeLory; Alex Gibney; Brian Graden; Nanette Burstein; and Henry Rollins.
List
50. Spellbound (2002)
49. Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
48. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
47. One Day in September (1999)
46. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1998)
45. Decline of Western Civilization: The Metal Years (1988)
44. Burma VJ (2008)
43. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
42. Catfish (2010)
41. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
Blogs
• Directors Penelope Spheeris and Seth Gordon share their favorite documentaries
Video
• How 'Madonna: Truth or Dare' changed what it means to be a celebrity
• Why you should ‘Like' social networking documentary 'Catfish'
• Jack Osbourne, Diablo Cody, and more praise gamer documentary 'King of Kong'
• Kevin MacDonald on the politics of 'One Day in September'
• Penelope Spheeris on 'The Decline of Western Civilization'
• Seth Gordon on finding the perfect rivals with 'King of Kong'
• Morgan Spurlock catches up with Billy Mitchell from 'King of Kong'
• Diablo Cody on hitting the jackpot with 'The King of Kong'
