Fast Food Nation (2006)

Director:

Richard Linklater

Writers (WGA):

Eric Schlosser (written by) and
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Release Date:

17 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The Truth Is Hard To Swallow

Plot:

An ensemble piece examining the health risks involved in the fast food industry and its environmental and social consequences as well.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Cheeseburger | Meal | Customer Service | Hospitality Industry

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Wilmer Valderrama	...	Raul
Catalina Sandino Moreno	...	Sylvia
Ana Claudia Talancón	...	Coco
Juan Carlos Serrán	...	Esteban (as Juan Carlos Serran)
Armando Hernández	...	Roberto (as Armando Hernandez)
Greg Kinnear	...	Don Anderson
Frank Ertl	...	Jack
Michael D. Conway	...	Phil (as Michael Conway)
Mitch Baker	...	Dave
Ellar Salmon	...	Jay Anderson
Dakota Edwards	...	Stevie Anderson
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson	...	Debi Anderson
Luis Guzmán	...	Benny (as Luis Guzman)
Bobby Cannavale	...	Mike
Francisco Rosales	...	Jorge
Ashley Johnson	...	Amber
Paul Dano	...	Brian
Patricia Arquette	...	Cindy
Roger Cudney	...	Terry
Glen Powell Jr.	...	Steve (as Glen Powell)
Cherami Leigh	...	Kim
Esai Morales	...	Tony
Yareli Arizmendi	...	Gloria
Matt Hensarling	...	Kevin
Mileidy Moron Marchant	...	Vicky
Kris Kristofferson	...	Rudy Martin
Raquel Gavia	...	Rita
Hugo Perez	...	Francisco
Bruce Willis	...	Harry Rydell
Helen Merino	...	Lisa
Erinn Allison	...	Hotel Desk Clerk
Barbara Chisholm	...	Waitress
Larizza Salcido Gameros	...	Maria
Lana Dieterich	...	UMP Nurse
John Scott Horton	...	Greg
Ethan Hawke	...	Pete
Aaron Himelstein	...	Andrew
Avril Lavigne	...	Alice
Marco Perella	...	Tom Watson
Lou Taylor Pucci	...	Gerald 'Paco'
Mónica Cano	...	Magdalene (as Mónica Cano Mascorro)
Carlos Adrian Romero Ayala	...	Tino
Humberto Velez	...	Cesar (as Humberto E. Velez Sanchez)
Cora Cardona	...	Kristen - UMP Translator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Derek Chase Hickey	...	Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Jason McDonald	...	Riley (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Linklater

Writing credits (WGA)
Eric Schlosser		(written by) and
Richard Linklater		(written by)
Eric Schlosser		(book "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal")

Produced by
Ann Carli	....	co-producer
Sara Greene	....	associate producer
Malcolm McLaren	....	producer
Chris Salvaterra	....	executive producer
Edward Saxon	....	executive producer (as Ed Saxon)
Eric Schlosser	....	executive producer
Jeff Skoll	....	executive producer
Alexandra Stone	....	associate producer
Ricky Strauss	....	executive producer
Jeremy Thomas	....	producer
David M. Thompson	....	executive producer
Peter Watson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Friends of Dean Martinez

Cinematography by
Lee Daniel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sandra Adair

Production Design by
Bruce Curtis

Art Direction by
Joaquin A. Morin

Set Decoration by
Phil Shirey

Costume Design by
Kari Perkins

Makeup Department
Iban Cano	....	assistant hair stylist: Mexico
Becki Drake	....	key makeup artist
Melissa Forney	....	key hair stylist (as Missy Forney)
Ruben Molina Cordero	....	assistant makeup artist: Mexico
Rubén Molina	....	assistant makeup artist
Darylin Nagy	....	makeup department head
Roxie Norman	....	hair stylist (as Roxie Holdenfield)

Production Management
Eduardo Barraza	....	production supervisor: Mexico (as Edyardo Barrazzo)
Dan Genetti	....	post-production supervisor
Victor Ho	....	unit production manager
Alejandro Laguette	....	production supervisor: Mexico

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Chek Jr.	....	assistant director department intern
Cleta Elaine Ellington	....	second second assistant director (as Cleta Ellington)
Vincent Palmo Jr.	....	first assistant director
Katie Tull	....	second assistant director (as Kathleen Tull)

Art Department
Ivan Barrerra Mejia	....	scenic artist: Mexico
Robin Bartlett-Asnicar	....	assistant set decorator: Colorado
Jeremy Black	....	propmaker
Brad Blei	....	set dresser
Martin Oscar Bolanos Medina	....	swing: Mexico
Seth Brandon	....	art department production assistant: Colorado
Bart Bryant	....	construction foreman (as Bart S. Bryant)
Monique Champagne	....	art department buyer
Lance Cheatham	....	set dresser (as Lance Cheatam)
Jack Colmenero	....	set dresser
Fred Daniel	....	art department coordinator
Patricia Dillon	....	set dresser (as Patty Dillon)
Melanie Ferguson	....	on-set dresser
Karen Foster	....	scenic artist
Victor Hugo Garcia Barerra	....	scenic artist: Mexico
Ian Sebastian Kasnoff	....	construction coordinator
Dylan Kiszlowski	....	art director: Colorado
Jim Kolmar	....	art department intern
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer
Aristeo Ruiz Lugo	....	swing: Mexico
Patrick Pasquier	....	art director: Mexico
Ryan Peru	....	art department production assistant: Colorado
Scott A. Reeder	....	property master (as Scott Reeder)
Chris Rink	....	art department production assistant: Colorado
Alfonso Rojas Hernandez	....	swing: Mexico
Karibou Ryan	....	art department production assistant
Steve Sawhill	....	lead man
Rob Simons	....	set designer
Corissa Smith	....	scenic artist
Danny Sutedja	....	art department intern
Kara Sutherlin	....	lead scenic artist
Debra Trevino	....	art department intern
Florent Vitse	....	assistant to art director: Mexico
Michael Wilks	....	assistant props
Cesar Palafox	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Marvin Schroeder	....	props (uncredited)
Koen Wooten	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ethan Andrus	....	sound mixer
Michael J. Benavente	....	supervising sound editor
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
Alison Fisher	....	adr editor
Alison Fisher	....	dialogue editor
Todd Harris	....	first assistant sound editor (as Todd M. Harris)
Dennis Johnson	....	sound recordist
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Tricia Linklater	....	supervising sound editor
Martin Lopez	....	sound designer (as Martin J. Lopez)
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Anna Malkin	....	foley recording assistant
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Greg Orloff	....	sound mixer
Bryan Pennington	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Brian Smith	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles
Tom Sturgis	....	boom operator (as Tom 'Sturge' Sturgis)
Michael Swanner	....	cable puller
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles
Steven Ticknor	....	sound effects editor (as Steve Ticknor)
Don White	....	foley recording mixer
Alex Raspa	....	adr mixer: New York (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Wes Aylor	....	special effects technician
Steve Wolf	....	special effects coordinator
Marcus LaPorte	....	moldmaker (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Derry Frost	....	head of production: Amalgamated Pixels Inc.
Tom Mahoney	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels Inc.
Rob Meyers	....	compositor: Amalgamated Pixels Inc. (as Robert Meyers)
Michael Morreale	....	executive producer: Amalgamated Pixels Inc. (as Michael J. Morreale)
Jeremy Oddo	....	senior visual effects animator: Amalgamated Pixels Inc.
Phillip Palousek	....	visual effects coordinator: Amalgamated Pixels Inc.
Ralph Scaglione	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels Inc.
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Dan Wanket	....	compositor: Amalgamated Pixels Inc. (as Daniel E. Wanket)
David Beedon	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
David Alvarado	....	stunt coordinator
Jose de la Luz Ravelo	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Miguel Angel Argumedo	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Mexico
Alejandro Arrioja Gonzales	....	steadicam operator: Mexico
Juan Gabriel Ayala Rodriguez	....	electrician: Mexico
Juan Gabriel Ayala Rodriguez	....	grip: Mexico
Keith A. Banks	....	lamp operator: Colorado (as Keith Banks)
Spencer Blessman	....	lamp operator: Colorado
David Brink	....	camera loader
John Cates	....	video assist operator
Michael Clibon	....	video assist operator: Colorado
Ted Davis	....	best boy lighting technician
Scott DeHarb	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Colorado
Guillermo Diaz Perez	....	electrician: Mexico
Guillermo Diaz Perez	....	grip: Mexico
Marco Antonio Espinosa Borquez	....	electrician: Mexico
Marco Antonio Espinosa Borquez	....	grip: Mexico
Kevin Ford	....	videographer: electronic press kit
LeRoy Gilbert	....	best boy grip: Colorado
Katia Gutierrez	....	video assist operator: Mexico
James Hatridge	....	lamp operator: Colorado
Vance Holmes	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jeff Hurst	....	chief lighting technician
Jorge Armando Hurtado Rodriguez	....	cable puller: Mexico (as Jorge A. Hurtado Rodriguez)
Cesar Islas Manjarrez	....	camera loader: Mexico
Shane F. Kelly	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Shane Kelly)
Matt Lankes	....	still photographer
Paul T. LeBlanc	....	24 frame video operator (as Paul LeBlanc)
Mark Manthey	....	chief lighting technician
Rob McGrath	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Fabian Medina Navarro	....	electrician: Mexico
Fabian Medina Navarro	....	grip: Mexico
Raul Mello	....	lamp operator (as Raul 'Bull' Mello)
Marisiela Mendez	....	camera loader
Gustavo Morales Perez	....	electrician: Mexico
Gustavo Morales Perez	....	grip: Mexico
Terry Moses	....	grip: Colorado
P.K. Munson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Palmer	....	grip
Roberto Perez Perez	....	electrician: Mexico
Roberto Perez Perez	....	grip: Mexico
Francisco Quiroz Mesa	....	electrician: Mexico
Francisco Quiroz Mesa	....	grip: Mexico
Robert Rendon	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Brandon Roberts	....	lamp operator
Adam Drew Schwartz	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Adam Schwartz)
Ferrell A. Shinnick	....	key grip (as Ferreill Shinnick)
Chris Thomas	....	grip: Colorado
Tim Travis	....	grip
Leif E. Ulvog	....	grip
Steve Van Ness	....	best boy lighting technician: Colorado
Joe Vasquez	....	best boy grip
Michael Wieben	....	dolly grip: Colorado (as Michael 'Big Dog' Wieben)
Sean Wright	....	dolly grip
Kelly Bogdan	....	additional second assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited)
Wes Dixon	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Jess Haas	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Chip Huntington	....	additional grip (uncredited)
Greg Travis	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Justine Baddeley	....	casting: Los Angeles
Kim Davis	....	casting: Los Angeles
Cate Engel	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
David Cervando Martínez	....	extras casting: Mexico (as David Martinez)
Angela Oliva	....	extras casting: Colorado
Yasmin Redoblado	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Beth Sepko	....	casting: Austin
Sheila Steele	....	casting assistant: Austin

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Meredith J. Murray	....	costumer: Colorado (as Meredith Murray)
Jonathan Shaffer	....	costumes production assistant
Jamie Sloan	....	on-set costumer (as Jaimey Sloan)
John H. Smith	....	on-set costumer (as John Smith)

Editorial Department
James Ahern	....	digital intermediate recordist: Technicolor New York
Jessica Allen	....	editor: DRS, Technicolor New York
Emery Anderson	....	digital intermediate engineer: Technicolor New York
Tai-San Choo	....	editorial intern
Joe Gawler	....	digital intermediate colorist: Technicolor New York
Terry Haggar	....	color timer
Fred Heid	....	digital intermediate lab timer: Technicolor New York
Max Kruemcke	....	editorial intern
Marygrace Nicolas	....	digital intermediate project manager: Technicolor New York (as Mary Grace Nicolas)
Mark T. O'Brien	....	editorial intern (as Mark O'Brien)
Christopher Roldan	....	assistant editor
Bob Schneider	....	on-line editor: Technicolor New York
Daniel Silverman	....	digital intermediate recordist: Technicolor New York
Chelsea Staires	....	editorial intern
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer: Technicolor New York (as Mark Whipple)
Christian Zak	....	digital intermediate producer: Technicolor New York

Music Department
Michael Babcock	....	music clearances
Mick Gormaley	....	assistant music editor
Phil Hill	....	score engineer
Nic Ratner	....	music editor
Jim Vollentine	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Frank Braham	....	driver: production van, Colorado
Rolando De Hoyos	....	driver
Jim Dicuffa	....	driver: honeywagon
Joe Dye	....	driver
Greg Faucett	....	transportation coordinator
Issac Fogler	....	driver: honeywagon, Colorado (as Isaac Fogler)
Howard Griffith	....	driver
Robert Hafer	....	driver: Colorado
Phil Helman	....	transportation coordinator: Colorado
Edmundo Hernandez	....	driver: Mexico
Marco Antonio Hernandez	....	driver: Mexico
John E. Jaramillo	....	driver: Colorado (as John Jaramillo)
Carla Klein	....	driver: Colorado
Gracie Klein	....	transportation captain: Colorado (as Grace Klein)
Ken Koeler	....	driver
Jose Carlos Limas Hernandez	....	driver: Mexico
David Little	....	driver
Darryl Maggs	....	driver: Colorado (as Darryl Mags)
Xavier Maldonado	....	driver
Juan Carlos Morales	....	driver: Mexico
Bobby Nelson	....	driver
Lonnie Nelson	....	transportation captain
Angel F. Perez Manriquez	....	driver: Mexico
Fernando Ramos	....	driver
Angelita Saenz	....	driver
Raul Salazar Caballero	....	driver: Mexico
Rita Schafer	....	driver: Colorado
Russell Scott	....	picture car wrangler
Arthur Shelton	....	driver: camera car, Colorado
Dennis Steele	....	driver: Colorado
Jesus F. Tellez	....	driver (as Jesse Tellez)
Jesus F. Tellez	....	transportation coordinator: Mexico (as Jesse Tellez)

Other crew
Angie Alvarez	....	office production assistant
Roger Ames	....	medic: Colorado
Yareli Arizmendi	....	dialect coach
Antonio Arizpe	....	office production assistant: Mexico
Isaac Barraza	....	medic: Mexico
Roberto Barraza	....	medic: Mexico
Juan Barrera	....	set production assistant: Colorado
Brian Beal	....	location production assistant
Richards Butler	....	legal counsel: Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler
Troy Campbell	....	clearance
Troy Campbell	....	video clearances
Mauro Alberto Cantu Perez	....	office production assistant: Mexico
Bobbi Colorado	....	animal wrangler
Caroline Connor	....	accounting clerk
Cristina Diaz-Curbelo	....	production coordinator: Mexico (as Cristina Curbelo)
George Dishner	....	office production assistant
Francisco Dominquez Galvez	....	assistant accountant: Mexico
Paul Fiori	....	caterer: Colorado
Joe Fiske	....	craft service
Brian Franklin	....	set production assistant
Pam Fuller	....	script supervisor (as Pam Fuller Vasquez)
Joe Garibay	....	additional craft service
Jimmy Gerwig	....	head chef: Colorado
Jose Angel Hernandez	....	assistant location manager (as Jose Hernandez)
Susan Jasso	....	key set production assistant
Toni King	....	payroll accountant
Suzanne Koneful	....	key assistant location manager
Florence Larsonneur	....	legal and business affairs: Recorded Picture Company
Antoinette Levine	....	location manager
Stephen Light	....	assistant production coordinator
Christina Loya	....	location assistant: Mexico
Richard Mansell	....	legal and business affairs: Recorded Picture Company
Laura Maurer	....	location intern
Kirsten McMurray	....	detour office assistant
Josh Moorehead	....	key chef (as Josh Morehead)
Glen Moorman	....	set production assistant
Daniel Norton	....	chef
Nutmeg	....	production mascot
Mauricio Ortega	....	production consultant: Mexico
Henry Oshell	....	banquet captain (as Henry Ochel)
Karin Padgham	....	assistant: J. Thomas
Rene Parada	....	caterer: Mexico
Rene Parada	....	craft service: Mexico
Mark Paturet	....	representative: Hand Held Films Inc.
Laura Pendergrass	....	location intern
Jesus Alberto Perez Rascon	....	medic: Mexico
Tania Perez	....	office production assistant: Mexico
Melanie Reynard	....	assistant: P. Watson (as Mel Reynard)
Kent Richardson	....	production secretary
Karen Roberts	....	controller
Lynn Robertson	....	craft service: Colorado
Ramon Romero Caro	....	office production assistant: Mexico
Valdez Cavazos Salvador	....	location assistant: Mexico (as Salvador Valdez)
Saul Sanchez	....	additional craft service
Surry Shafer	....	production insurance: Ragland, Strother & LaFitte
Rochelle Doriot Smith	....	set production assistant: Colorado (as Rochelle Smith)
Janice F. Sperling	....	production coordinator
Raigen Thornton	....	medic
Kuniko Usui	....	travel coordinator: post-production
Carmen Valera	....	assistant: A. Carli
Carrin Welch	....	assistant accountant
Rayshelle Willis	....	location auditor (as Shelle Willis)
Tracey Zemitis	....	unit publicist
Tim Cole	....	rat handler (uncredited)
Adam Dawson	....	rat handler (uncredited)
Fred Parker Jr.	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Graham Sonnenberg	....	craft service (uncredited)

Thanks
Jann Wenner	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• BBC Films
• HanWay Films
• Participant Productions
• Recorded Picture Company (RPC)

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Best Hollywood (2006) (Hungary) (all media)
• Dendy Films (2006) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Focus Films (2006) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2006) (USA) (all media)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• HanWay Films (2006) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• La Fabrique de Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• La Fabrique de Films (2006) (France) (all media)
• Ledafilms (2007) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Scanbox Sweden (2006) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Tartan Films (2006) (Ireland) (theatrical)
• Tartan Films (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Transformer (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Special Effects

• Amalgamated Pixels (visual effects)
• Wolf Stuntworks

Other Companies

• 501 Post  preview on-line conform and color
• Bank of Ireland  production financing provided by
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dolly
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Film Auditors  post-production accountant
• Film Finance  completion guarantor (as Film Finances Inc.)
• Fintage House  collection account management
• FotoKem Film and Video  processing
• Hand Held Films  camera equipment provided by
• Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler  legal counsel
• Lighting Services  grip and electric equipment: Colorado
• Locations Catering - Austin  catering (as Locations Catering)
• Media Services  production payroll service
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative (as NT Audio)
• Orbit Digital  Avids
• Pacific Title and Art Studio  main and end titles
• Proud Chefs Catering  catering: Colorado (as Proud Chefs Cinema Catering)
• Ragland, Strother & Lafitte  production insurance (as Ragland, Struther & LaFitte)
• Reel Team, The  loop group
• Revolution Lens  grip and electric equipment: Mexico
• Rolling Stone  special thanks
• TFN Lighting  grip and electric equipment: Austin
• Technicolor New York  digital intermediate
• Texas Treefort Studios, The  score recorded at
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

Also Known As:

Coyote (USA) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing images, strong sexuality, language and drug content.

Runtime:

France:114 min (Cannes Film Festival) | USA:116 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | USA:R (certificate #42721) | Brazil:14 | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12 | Singapore:M18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

BBC Films

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the scene where Amber and her friend are driving and talking about going to a college party, an HEB grocery sign is clearly visible in the background. This grocery is only located in Texas, so therefore the girls in Colorado wouldn't be driving by it.

Quotes:

Paco: Well I can't think of anything right now more patriotic than violating the Patriot Act!

Movie Connections:

References Babe (1995)

Soundtrack:

Moon Woman II

A wasted opportunity-very disappointing

I had the chance to see this film at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Of all the films I saw, this one was the most disappointing, and the most shockingly mediocre. The film jumps around between a few different, barely interconnected stories, yet none of these segments are explored enough to draw the audience in. For example, towards the end of the film, I began to realize that Greg Kinnear had completely disappeared from the movie without a trace. He is not again seen until the ending credits. The film seems to pride itself on continually throwing in more and more familiar faces, yet these actors prove to be more of a distraction than anything else. Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Avril Lavigne, Bruce Willis, and others all pop up for a brief scene or two, yet for the most part, they fail to leave any lasting impression. At the films end, I left the theater feeling no more enlightened, no more informed, and no more interested in the topics discussed throughout the movie. Richard Linklater is a great director, and he has cast some great actors, but still, Fast Food Nation fails to compel or leave any sort of impact. My guess is that a year from now, most people will have forgotten about this movie entirely.