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Super Size Me
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6.7Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.
Cast
- Morgan Spurlock as Self
- Daryl Isaacs as Self - Internal Medicine
- Lisa Ganjhu as Self - Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
- Stephen Siegel as Self - Cardiologist
- Bridget Bennett as Self - Nutritionist & Dietician
- Eric Rowley as Self - Exercise Physiologist
Themes
- experiment
- diet
- junk food
- health
- food
- food industry
- fast food
- i'm lovin it
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
116,137 votes
Metacritic
73/100
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 13 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Morgan Spurlock
- Written by
- Morgan Spurlock
- Produced by
- Morgan Spurlock
- Starring
- Morgan Spurlock, Alexandra Jamieson
- Cinematography
- Scott Ambrozy
- Edited by
- Julie "Bob" Lombardi
- Music by
- Steve Horowitz
- Production company
- The Con
- Distributed by
- Samuel Goldwyn Films Roadside Attractions
- Release date
- May 7, 2004 ( 2004-05-07 )
- Running time
- 98 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $65,000
- Box office
- $22.2 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. Spurlock's film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003, during which he claimed to consume only McDonald's food, although he later disclosed he was also abusing alcohol. The film documents the drastic change on Spurlock's physical and psychological health and well-being. It also explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit and gain.
The film prompted widespread debate about American eating habits and has since come under scrutiny for the accuracy of its science and the truthfulness of Spurlock's on-camera claims.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Super Size Me” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.