Fed Up (2014)

An examination of America's obesity epidemic and the food industry's role in aggravating it.

Director:

Stephanie Soechtig

Writers:

Mark Monroe, Stephanie Soechtig

Stars:

Michele Simon, Katie Couric, Bill Clinton

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Katie Couric	...	Narrator
Bill Clinton	...	Self (as President Bill Clinton)
Michael Bloomberg	...	Self (as Mayor Michael Bloomberg)
Michael Pollan	...	Self
Mark Hyman	...	Self (as Mark Hyman M.D.)
Mark Bittman	...	Self
Gary Taubes	...	Self
Joe Lopez	...	Self
Robert Lustig	...	Self
Wesley Randall	...	Self
Brady Kluge	...	Self
Maggie Valentine	...	Self
Tom Harkin	...	Self (as Senator Tom Harkin)
Marion Nestle	...	Self
David Kessler	...	Self

Storyline

Upending the conventional wisdom of why we gain weight and how to lose it, Fed Up unearths a dirty secret of the American food industry-far more of us get sick from what we eat than anyone has previously realized. Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and TV journalist Katie Couric lead us through this potent exposé that uncovers why-despite media attention, the public's fascination with appearance, and government policies to combat childhood obesity-generations of American children will now live shorter lives than their parents did.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | food industry | government policy | obesity | f rated | 

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Taglines:

Congress says pizza is a vegetable.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements including smoking images, and brief mild language

Did You Know?

Trivia

After viewing this movie, writer/director/podcaster Kevin Smith cut the sugar from his diet and began rapidly losing weight.

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Connections

Features The O'Reilly Factor (1996)

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Soundtracks

START A WAR
Performed by The National
Courtesy of Beggars Banquet Records
under license from the Beggars Group
Written by Matt Berninger (as Mathew Donald Berringer), Aaron Dessner (as Aaron Brooking Dessner)
(c) BMG Rights Management US Used by Permission. All rights reserved.
Published by Bughouse Music

User Reviews

Get out the word!

Fed Up highlights sleazy lobbying efforts of the food industry and describes simple actions our government could take to alleviate the obesity epidemic. Even Michelle Obama was distracted by the industry. Perhaps with the prodding of this movie production, Michelle O. has more recently started to get back on track with making dietary changes in our schools.

Will our government move in the right direction? Only with a strong grass roots effort to counteract the industry. Fed Up gives us the tools. The People enacted change upon the tobacco industry. We can do it again for food!

Warning: Don't see this movie if you're happy with the status quo, a shorter, lower quality of life, and don't mind paying even more for health care.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 January 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fed Up

Filming Locations:

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$126,028, 11 May 2014

Gross USA:

$1,538,899

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,546,229

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlas Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1