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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Morgan Spurlock |
| Genre: |
Education/General Interest |
| Subgenre: |
Satire · Social Issues · Health/Diet |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
829567002421 |
| Release Date: |
2004 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 40min |
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Languages
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| Release Language: |
Spanish (Subtitled) |
| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 40min
Release Company: Arts Alliance America (September 28, 2004)
UPC: 829567014820 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Rental Edition, 1hr 36min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (September 28, 2004)
UPC: 043396085428 |
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Professional Reviews
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(05/27/2004, p.90, Peter Travers): "It's one of the blackest comedies to hit the screen since DR.STRANGELOVE. Spurlock proves himself a major talent..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
In 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 process... |
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