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Title: Super Size Me (2004)
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Chemeeka Walker | ... | Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Dania Abu-Rmaileh | ... | Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Amanda Kearsan | ... | Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Christian Baucher | ... | Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Amelia Giancarlo | ... | Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Geoffrey Giancarlo | ... | Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Alexandria Morgan | ... | Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Chanelle Clarke | ... | Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Marisa Danenfield | ... | Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Katie Danenfield | ... | Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Megan Foley | ... | Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Edmand Cardero | ... | Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Jay Cohen | ... | Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Jonnae Strong | ... | Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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Audrey Whitfield | ... | Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel |
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... Written by Huggo
This movie is a documentary for those who hate documentaries. Funny, relatively fast-moving, and a cautionary tale without being preachy. Spurlock is a funny guy and treats his subject with good humour, making us laugh and shake our collective heads over our own poor decision-making. There is no "Ronald is Satan" message here, and no "look how bad Americans are." It is simply a down-to-earth, well paced, insightful and humorous look at how insidiously entrenched The United Corporation of America has become in our institutions and minds, and the consequences therein.
One of my favorite scenes was a peek into a school where the now-famous (and irritating) Jared Fogel (you know...fat guy becomes skinny guy !thanx! to Subway) does a "get fit" speech. Spurlock interviews a mom and her significantly overweight daughter, and the daughter actually laments that of course SHE cannot lose weight like Jared because...and this is priceless...SHE cannot afford to buy/eat two Subway sandwiches a day! So this girl walked away actually believing that the ONLY WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT would be to follow Jared's example, VERY SPECIFICALLY, and eat two Subway brand sandwiches each day. So for her, even the SOLUTION to her problem had a corporate logo! Amazingly, she could not even envision the general message of "eat right/exercise more."