Crazyhot
Hot and spicy food is enjoyed around the world, but for some, ultra-hot peppers are more than a flavor profile, they’re an obsessive passion. In the new documentary, Crazyhot, join filmmaker Eric Raine as he explores three continents in search of leading farmers, scientists and food alchemists, as well as the community of devoted "chileheads" who use peppers in countless ways -- spicing up a bowl of chili, consuming chiles to the point of euphoric pain, uncovering the booming business of chile and examining Capsaicin's role in cancer research. Raine seeks answers to burning questions as he introduces you to the wide, weird and wonderful world of #crazyhot chiles.
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Eric RaineDirector
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Eic RaineWriter
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Brendan DavisWriter
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Eric RaineProducerIn Fidelity
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Brendan DavisProducerMy Favorite Season
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Scott PerlmanProducerAndover
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David TranKey Cast"Sriracha Hot Sauce Manufacturer"
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Craig UnderwoodKey Cast"Underwood Family Farms"
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Ed CurrieKey Cast"Guiness World Record Holder"
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Butch TaylorKey Cast"Guiness World Record"
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Eric RaineKey Cast"On Camera/ Narrator "ESPN's Beg Borrow & Deal
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Dave DeWittKey Cast"Fiery Foods Show, The Pope of Peppers"
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Sanjay SrivastavaKey Cast"Leading PhD, Cancer Research"
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Steve SeaburyKey Cast"Author, NYC Hot Sauce Expo Founder"
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Paul RozinKey Cast"Leading PhD, Benign Masochism"
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Doug CraneKey Cast"Food Alchemist"
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Luke YoderKey Cast"Director of Field Operations San Diego Padres"
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Troy PrimoKey Cast"Creator of the 7 Pot Primo Pepper"
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Adam FehrKey Cast"Endorphin Farms"
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Joe ArditiKey Cast"Pepper Joes Founder"
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Cliff CallowayKey Cast"Professor of Chemisty"
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John HardKey Cast"Cajohns Fiery Foods"
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Jeremy MatoukKey Cast"Creator of Matouks Hot Sauce"
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Ernest MillerKey Cast"Educator & Historian"
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P. JayakarKey Cast"Chile Import & Export Specialist"
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Satish ChandraKey Cast"PhD Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals"
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Jim DuffyKey Cast"Proprietor Refining Fire Chiles"
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Anandita Duta TamuliKey Cast"Chilli Queen"
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Sati SharmaKey Cast"Owner, Brick Lane Curry"
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Rob FloydKey Cast"Bartender, Cocktail Theater"
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Sarintip SingsanongKey Cast"Jazz, Owner Jitlada Thai Restaurant"
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Brett RogersKey Cast"Puckerbutt Pepper Company"
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Jane LearKey Cast"Food & Travel Author"
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Muhammad KarimKey Cast"Chef Bindi Restaurant"
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Miranda PellewKey Cast"Proprietor Chili Pepper Petes"
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Herman AdamsKey Cast"Geneticist/Plant Breeder @ Caribbean Agricultural Research & Development Institute"
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Ted BarrusKey Cast"Fire Breathing Idiot"
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Dave SmithKey Cast"Chilli Dave"
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Jason ReilyKey Cast"The Chile Beast"
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Brad BishopKey Cast"Pod Tester "
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Steve SmallwoodKey Cast"The Machine"
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Vic ClincoKey Cast"Worlds Largest Private Hot Sauce Collection"
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JIm LytleKey Cast"Hatch "big Jim" Chile Farmer"
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Nick LashleySound / ComposerBegin Again, Spare Room
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Pick A Winner Ent.Production Company
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Project Type:Documentary, Feature
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Runtime:1 hour 13 minutes
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Completion Date:May 31, 2019
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:Germany, India, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Eric Raine is an accomplished entrepreneur, burgeoning filmmaker and avid traveler. Most recently, Raine founded the independent production company Pick A Winner Entertainment to focus on sharing the world through colorful storytelling, with the first documentary Crazyhot now available on Amazon. He has also produced commercial projects, the reality TV series Freestyle Education, the award-winning short film In Fidelity starring Whitney Cummings and Melissa Sagemiller, as well as appeared in the ESPN series, “Beg Borrow and Deal.” Prior to his filmmaking endeavors, Raine was a top marketing executive spearheading inspired partnerships aligning international brands such as Klipsch Speakers, Polaroid, Red Bull, among others with icons in pop culture, including Sundance Film Festival, Jimmy Iovine, Def Jam, Prince, Robert Downey JR., Kanye West, Wil.I.AM, HBO, Entourage, Outkast and Tina Fey,
Learning more about the world through colorful storytelling. We are naturally imaginative, curious, able to play without worry.