Synopsis
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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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
Recommendations
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
A deliciously amusing socio-culinary prank. - 90
Film Threat
Hilarious and often terrifying look at the effects of fast food on the human body. - 88
Rolling Stone
It’s one of the blackest comedies to hit the screen since Dr. Strangelove. Spurlock proves himself a supersize talent; he makes you choke on every laugh. - 88
Chicago Tribune
The movie is zippy, laugh-out-loud funny, persuasive and at times horrifying, as Spurlock undergoes his unpleasant changes with good humor and bad tummy aches. - 80
Village Voice
Sometimes exerts the gross-out fascination of reality TV's muckier specimens--its arc suggests a slow-motion "Fear Factor," or "Extreme Makeover" in reverse. - 80
The A.V. Club
Spurlock's film proves yet again that the phrase "crowd-pleasing documentary" doesn't have to be an oxymoron. - 80
L.A. Weekly
The speed with which a healthy, relatively young stud can morph into a tub of lard is as horrifying as it is entertaining to watch. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The results are as entertaining as they are sobering.
