The first ever reality-based movie ... everything begins and ends in 30 days!
Morgan 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.
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Contemporary, resolved, spare and plot-driven.
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- The New York TimesA. O. ScottMay 2004When All Those Big Macs Bite Back
For 30 days, Morgan Spurlock consumed nothing but food from McDonald's, an experiment in bad living that frames a jaunty critique of junk gastronomy and corporate power. Like a thinner, less aggressive Michael Moore, the director talks to consumers, experts and food-industry flacks, weaving alarming statistics about r…
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Cast
- Morgan SpurlockSelf
- Daryl IsaacsSelf - Internal Medicine
- Lisa GanjhuSelf - Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
- Stephen SiegelSelf - Cardiologist
- Bridget BennettSelf - Nutritionist & Dietician
- Eric RowleySelf - Exercise Physiologist
- Mark FentonSelf - Former Editor: Walking Magazine
- Alexandra JamiesonSelf - Morgan's girlfriend & Vegan Chef
- John BanzhafSelf - Law Professor, George Washington University
- David SatcherSelf - Former U.S. Surgeon General
Crew
- Morgan SpurlockDirector
- Morgan SpurlockWriter
- Scott AmbrozyDirector of Photography
- Steve HorowitzOriginal Music Composer
- Stela GeorgievaEditor
- Julie Bob LombardiEditor
- Morgan SpurlockProducer
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