Super Size Me

Jan 17, 2004

1h 40m

★ 6.7

The first ever reality-based movie ... everything begins and ends in 30 days!

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

The Con

Studio On Hudson

Showtime Independent Films

Fortissimo Films

Roadside Attractions

Samuel Goldwyn Films

Super Size Me Trailers

Cast

Self

Morgan Spurlock

Self - Internal Medicine

Daryl Isaacs

Self - Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist

Lisa Ganjhu

Self - Cardiologist

Stephen Siegel

Self - Nutritionist & Dietician

Bridget Bennett

Self - Exercise Physiologist

Eric Rowley

Self - Former Editor: Walking Magazine

Mark Fenton

Self - Morgan's girlfriend & Vegan Chef

Alexandra Jamieson

Self - Law Professor, George Washington University

John Banzhaf

Self - Former U.S. Surgeon General

David Satcher

Self - Professor of Nutrition, New York University

Lisa Young

Self - Professor, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders

Kelly Brownell

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