Super Size Me
- Director: Morgan Spurlock
- Writer: Morgan Spurlock
- Producer: Joe Morley; Dave Pederson
CGiii Comment
A rather frightening exposition...with some fat people - and, a few poofters - none with any gastronomic savvy.
Do people really live on this food?
What was the point in making this???
Surely, most people know that McD's has no Michelin star!!!
Silly.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Several legal suits have been brought against McDonald's Restaurants that they are knowingly selling food that is unhealthy. Some of the court decisions have stated that the plaintiffs would have a claim if they could prove that eating the food every day for every meal is dangerous. As such, documentarian Morgan Spurlock conducts an unscientific experiment using himself as the guinea pig: eat only McDonald's for thirty days, three meals a day. If he is asked by the clerk if he would like the meal super sized, he has to say yes. And by the end of the thirty days, he will have had to have eaten every single menu item at least once. Before starting the experiment, he is tested by three doctors - a general practitioner, a cardiologist and a gastroenterologist - who pronounce his general health to be outstanding. They will also monitor him over the thirty days to ensure that he is not placing his health into irreparable damage. He also consults with a dietitian/nutritionist and an exercise...
Cast & Characters
Morgan Spurlock as Himself;
Daryl Isaacs as Himself;
Lisa Ganjhu as Herself;
Stephen Siegel as Himself;
Bridget Bennett as Herself;
Eric Rowley as Himself, exercise physiologist;
Mark Fenton as Himself, former editor, Walking;
Alexandra Jamieson as Herself - Morgan's Girlfriend;
John Banzhaf as Himself - lawyer;
David Satcher as Himself - former Health Minister;
Lisa Young as Herself - nutrition professor;
Kelly Brownell as Himself;
Jacob Sullum as Himself - journalist;
Tommy Thompson as Himself - US Secretary of Health;
William J. Klish as Himself - medicine doctor