USA,
2004, 96 min
Shown in 2004
CREDITS
- dir
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Morgan Spurlock
- prod
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Morgan Spurlock
- cam
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Scott Ambrozy
- editor
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Stela Gueorguieva, Julie Lombardi
- mus
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Steve Horowitz
- source
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US DISTRIBUTOR Roadside Attractions/Samuel Goldwyn Films, 1133 Broadway, Ste. 926, New York, NY 10010. FAX: 212-367-9435. EMAIL: rjm@idpfilm.com.
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FILM POSTER
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COMMENTS
Shown with POPaganda: The Art & Subversion of Ron English. Morgan Spurlock in person.
OTHER
“This is every eight-year-old’s dream!” enthuses filmmaker and human guinea pig Morgan Spurlock on the first morning of a harrowing plunge into the tubby depths of our fast food nation. For the next 30 days, Spurlock allows himself to consume only what passes over the counter at McDonald’s. His iron-clad rules: Eat three meals a day, super-size the order whenever it is suggested, and try everything on the menu at least once. Documenting his distension under the supervision of a nutritionist, a trio of doctors and his horrified vegan chef girlfriend, the fit, six-foot-two, 185-pound Spurlock becomes... well, that would be telling, but who’s up for a nice green salad after the screening? Using his daredevil gastronomic stunt as a jumping-off point for a wider exploration of the role fast food plays in America’s super-sized collective weight problem, Spurlock hits the road to interview a range of health and food industry experts as well as just plain folks, and marshals a staggering amount of research into this playful, pointed and highly entertaining cautionary tale of epic proportions.
—Steve Mockus
FACTOID #384
Henry Fonda attended the SFIFF in 1967 to receive a tribute for his work in classics like The Grapes of Wrath and 12 Angry Men. Daughter Jane showed up in 1975 for a tribute of her own. And her brother Peter made two Festival appearances, one as a guest in 1963 and another to accompany the film Nadja (in which he gleefully portrayed Dr. Van Helsing) in 1995.
