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An irreverent look at why so many Americans are obese and what happens if you eat nothing but fast food for a month. Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock does exactly this whilst providing a look at the food culture in America's schools, corporations and politics.

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EAN5023965351722

eBay Product ID (ePID)44090264

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ActorMorgan Spurlock

Film/TV TitleSuper Size Me

DirectorMorgan Spurlock

LanguageEnglish

Run Time97 Mins

Aspect RatioAnamorphic Wide Screen

FormatDVD

Release Year2005

FeaturesWidescreen, Directors Commentary\Director Interview\Deleted Scenes\UK Premiere Voxpops\Q And A With McLibel Two\Original Theatrical Trailer\McLibel Trailer\Phil Lempert\Chewing The Fat Q and A

GenreDocumentaries, General, Documentaries & Biographies

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Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ReviewsEmpire - Hugely Enjoyable., Sunday Express - Very Funny.

Additional InformationIn this hilarious yet informative documentary, debut director Morgan Spurlock makes himself the victim of a cruel experiment: he puts himself on a 30-day diet of nothing but McDonald's food. Eating three meals a day exclusively from McDonald's, Spurlock's health quickly deteriorates. The film documents the process from beginning to end, with Spurlock and his doctors making observations and monitoring the changes to his energy level, moods, liver and kidney function, and obviously his weight. As viewers might predict, Spurlock gains weight at an alarming rate, and during this process he offers a shocking lesson about the serious problem of obesity in America. Clearly McDonald's receives the brunt of the blame, as Spurlock shows how the fast-food restaurant directs its advertising at small children, who are converted into faithful consumers of the brand--and its free toy giveaways, bright colors, and Ronald McDonald clown--for life. Spurlock also examines the quality of the food itself, showing the processes by which favorite products like McNuggets are made. He also shows the proliferation of McDonald's chains both in the U.S. and worldwide. Meanwhile, Spurlock's girlfriend--a vegan chef--observes Spurlock's experiment with disgust and disdain, providing one of many comic elements to the film. Educational, fun, and at times downright gross, SUPER SIZE ME takes a different approach to illustrating America's obsession with fast food.

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Format DescriptionDVD 9

Movie/TV TitleSuper Size Me

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08 Jun, 2024
Very good and very funny too with an important message, I bought it for my son to show him how bad it can be to eat rubbish all the time and it worked
Very good and very funny too with an important message, I bought it for my son to show him how bad it can be to eat rubbish all the time and it worked he’s started to eat more healthy food so job done at a good price
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