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Super Size Me

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6.8/10 • 1.6K

2004-01-171h 40m

Documentary

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.

Directors
Morgan Spurlock
Editors
Stela Georgieva

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  1. Morgan Spurlock

    Morgan Spurlock

    Self

  2. Daryl Isaacs

    Daryl Isaacs

    Self - Internal Medicine

  3. Lisa Ganjhu

    Lisa Ganjhu

    Self - Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist

  4. Stephen Siegel

    Stephen Siegel

    Self - Cardiologist

  5. Bridget Bennett

    Bridget Bennett

    Self - Nutritionist & Dietician

  6. Eric Rowley

    Eric Rowley

    Self - Exercise Physiologist

  7. Mark Fenton

    Mark Fenton

    Self - Former Editor: Walking Magazine

  8. Alexandra Jamieson

    Alexandra Jamieson

    Self - Morgan's girlfriend & Vegan Chef

  9. John Banzhaf

    John Banzhaf

    Self - Law Professor, George Washington University

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SierraKiloBravo

Apr 27, 2020

6/10

Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/GDnLyf2Dr18 When it first came out in 2004 Super Size Me was a hit due to its simple concept and exposé of the fast food industry, specifically McDonalds. To refresh your memory about this documentary classic, here is the official description: 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. It is a pretty straightforward documentary, Spurlock films himself eating McDonald's for a month and intercuts this with doctor's visits, information on the fast food industry and McDonald's as a company, and conversations with various health professionals. One of the stand out parts for me was when he paid a visit to a school showed the rubbish the kids were being served, and the reaction of the school administrators was interesting. One tried to justify it and laugh it off, whereas one of the ladies from the kitchen was quite resigned to having to serve up this stuff to the kids. She even says something along the lines of "the kitchen tool we use here the most is a box cutter to open this stuff up". Spurlock doesn't just leave it at that, he shows another school that serves healthy lunches to its students for around the same price, to show that it can be done. Throughout, Spurlock doesn't put his own spin on things, but relies on the information presented to speak for itself. The physical effects his diet had were quite shocking. It is by far not a scientific experiment or approach, but it does show what effect regular long term consumption of fast food can have on your body. As such it is a useful reminder of information we already know. Heck, we knew it back then, and if anything, the consumption of junk of shows no signs of slowing down. I enjoyed watching this again, and definitely think its worth checking out if its been a while since you saw it. In fact with a sequel now out, perhaps this is a great time for a second look.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$65,000.00
Revenue
$28,575,078.00
Keywords
experimentdietjunk foodhealthfood industryfast food