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| Morgan Spurlock | ... | Himself | |
| Daryl Isaacs | ... | Himself (as Daryl M. Isaacs MD Internal Medicine) | |
| Lisa Ganjhu | ... | Herself (as Lisa Ganjhu D.O. Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist) | |
| Stephen Siegel | ... | Himself (as Steven Siegel MD FACC Cardiologist) | |
| Bridget Bennett | ... | Herself (as Bridget Bennett R.D.) | |
| Eric Rowley | ... | Himself, exercise physiologist | |
| Mark Fenton | ... | Himself, former editor, Walking | |
| Alexandra Jamieson | ... | Herself - Morgan's Girlfriend (as Healthy Chef Alex) | |
| John Banzhaf | ... | Himself - lawyer (as John F. Banzhaf III) | |
| David Satcher | ... | Himself - former Health Minister (as Dr. David Satcher) | |
| Lisa Young | ... | Herself - nutrition professor (as Dr. Lisa Young) | |
| Kelly Brownell | ... | Himself | |
| Jacob Sullum | ... | Himself - journalist | |
| Tommy Thompson | ... | Himself - US Secretary of Health | |
| William J. Klish | ... | Himself - medicine doctor (as William Klish) | |
| Jared Fogle | ... | Himself - spokesman for Subway | |
| John Robbins | ... | Himself - journalist and writer | |
| Don Gorske | ... | Himself - hearty eater of big macs | |
| Mary Gorske | ... | Herself - Don's wife | |
| Ron English | ... | Himself - painter | |
| Margo Wootan | ... | Herself (as Dr. Margo Wootan) | |
| Marion Nestle | ... | Herself | |
| Barbara Brown | ... | Herself - SODEXHO executive | |
| Kay Glover | ... | Herself, head cook | |
| Greg Bretthauer | ... | Himself, dean | |
| Debra Larson | ... | Herself, school social worker | |
| Paul Stitt | ... | Himself (voice) | |
| Marlene Canter | ... | Herself | |
| Gene Grabowski | ... | Himself - GMA deputy CEO | |
| Phil Lawler | ... | Himself, phys ed instructor | |
| Brian Philips | ... | Himself - physical training instructor | |
| Gerald N. Tirozzi | ... | Himself | |
| Neal Barnard | ... | Himself | |
| Catherine Schilcher | ... | Herself, nutritionist (voice) | |
| Bruce Howlett | ... | Himself - fat patient | |
| Adam Naaman | ... | Himself | |
| Carl Geisler | ... | Himself - surgeon | |
| Lisa Howard | ... | Herself, McDonald's spokesman (voice) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mary Bollino | ... | Herself - Naperville High School restaurant supervisor | |
| Caitlin | ... | Herself - waitress for McDonald's | |
| Samuel Hirsch | ... | Himself - lawyer | |
| Tammy Howlett | ... | Bruce's wife | |
| Michael Jordan | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Ronald McDonald | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Ashley Sandy | ... | Herself | |
| Kacie Sandy | ... | Herself | |
| Laura Sandy | ... | Herself | |
| Kymme Simchak | ... | Herself | |
| Britney Spears | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
Directed by | |||
| Morgan Spurlock | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Morgan Spurlock | written by | |
Produced by | |||
| Joe Morley | .... | executive producer | |
| Dave Pederson | .... | associate producer | |
| David Pederson | .... | associate producer | |
| Morgan Spurlock | .... | producer | |
| Heather M. Winters | .... | executive producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Scott Ambrozy | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Stela Georgieva | |||
| Julie Bob Lombardi | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Joe the Artist | |||
Production Management | |||
| Michael Jackman | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Stuart Macphee | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Art Department | |||
| Ron English | .... | McPaintings | |
Sound Department | |||
| Martin Czembor | .... | sound engineer | |
| Hans ten Broeke | .... | sound designer | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Robert Luttrell | .... | digital film transfer supervisor | |
| Jonah Tobias | .... | digital artist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Tracy Boulian | .... | camera operator | |
| Avi Gerver | .... | camera operator | |
| Julie Bob Lombardi | .... | additional video footage | |
| Julie Soefer | .... | camera operator | |
| Morgan Spurlock | .... | additional video footage | |
Animation Department | |||
| Svilen Dimitrov | .... | animator | |
| George Georgiev | .... | animation liaison: US | |
| Goran Kissiov | .... | supervising animator | |
| Nikolai Lukianov | .... | animation project manager: Zographic | |
| Paulina Merekiova | .... | assistant project manager: Zographic | |
| Kalin Stoyanov | .... | animator | |
| Ivailo Tonchev | .... | animator | |
| Svetoslav Tonchev | .... | animator | |
| Kiril Yanakiev | .... | supervising animator | |
| Kiril Yanakiev | .... | technical director: Zographic | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Haven Cousins | .... | colorist | |
| Thomas Edmon | .... | digital intermediate supervisor (as Tom Edmon) | |
| Jim Finn | .... | negative cutter | |
| Gwen Fry | .... | high definition transfer | |
| Grant Goodman | .... | assistant editor | |
| Richard Haylock | .... | on-line editor | |
| Abbi Jutkowitz | .... | assistant editor | |
| Corey Lincoln | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Alexander Livingston | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Robert Luttrell | .... | digital intermediate supervisor | |
| Mick O'Conner | .... | high definition transfer | |
| Olivia Relova | .... | assistant editor | |
| Ben Vaughn | .... | high definition transfer | |
| Matt Woo | .... | on-line editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Jim Black | .... | music consultant | |
| Folkfoot | .... | composer: additional music | |
Other crew | |||
| Albert Bramante | .... | research assistant | |
| Sean Connell | .... | creative consultant | |
| Joseph De Vito | .... | creative consultant | |
| Winston Emano | .... | publicist | |
| David Magdael | .... | publicist | |
| Steven Wallace | .... | publicist | |
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Fast food is good. I freely admit to running through fast food drive-thrus (Wendy's, Taco Bell and McDonald's being my top 3) often, sometimes several times a week. And I'm not the only one. I'm also one of the many millions of people in the country who are, uh...not thin. Think there's a connection?
In "Super Size Me", a documentary from talented debut filmmaker Morgan Spurlock that manages to be both entertaining and horrifying, he attempts to draw a parallel between the fast food culture we live in and the rampant (and ever-increasing) rate of obesity in America.
To do this, he launched into a little science experiment. A 33 year-old New Yorker in excellent health, he would eat nothing but McDonald's for an entire month, to gauge the effects on his body. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner at McDonald's and whenever they asked him to supersize, he would have to accept.
Before starting, he consulted three doctors, a cardiologist, a gastroenterologist, and a general practitioner, all of whom said this experiment obviously wouldn't be GOOD for him, but that the damages would be minimal.
Instead, the results were pretty shocking. Spurlock gained almost 30 pounds (over 10 in the first week), saw his cholesterol skyrocket, and experienced frequent nausea, chest pains, mood swings and loss of sex drive.
During this month he also drove around the country, interviewing several different people on the topic (including a "Big Mac enthusiast" who has eaten over 19,000 Big Macs). His research on our fast food culture definitely yields some interesting information, especially when he interviews a group of 1st-graders, and more of them can identify Ronald McDonald than Jesus or George Washington.
"Super Size Me" isn't perfect. It's a little repetitive and has a certain thinness to it (no pun intended!) that prevents it from being one of the truly great comedic documentaries of recent years like "American Movie" or "Bowling For Columbine".
But even if it falls short of greatness, it's an entertaining and thought-provoking film (especially if you're, uh...not thin).
Spurlock is a witty and engaging host (sort of like Michael Moore but not as much of a windbag), and I also liked his girlfriend (a vegan chef!) who looks on his experiment with a mixture of amusement, horror, and dismay. Just like we do.