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| Genre/Form: | Social problem films Documentary films Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
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| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Morgan Spurlock; Steve Horowitz; Con (Firm); Roadside Attractions (Firm); Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm); Showtime Independent Films.; Hart Sharp Video (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 1404967990 9781404967991 1404968016 9781404968011 |
| OCLC Number: | 56582138 |
| Language Note: | In English with optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Documentary. Subtitle on container: A film of epic proportions. "Roadside Attractions, Samuel Goldwyn Films and Showtime Independent Films present a production by the Con in association with Studio-On-Hudson"--Container. DVD features: audio commentary by Spurlock ; deleted scenes. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Scott Ambrozy ; art director, Joe the Artist ; editors, Stela Georgieva, Julie Bob Lombardi ; original music by Steve Horowitz ; additional music by Michael Parrish and Folkfoot. |
| Performer(s): | Featuring Morgan Spurlock. |
| Awards: | Sundance Film Festival, Best Director. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13 (some material may be inappropriate for children under 13) for language, sex and drug references, and a graphic medical procedure. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby stereo 2.0. |
| Other Titles: | Supersize me Super size me |
| Responsibility: | a film by Morgan Spurlock ; the Con presents ; Roadside Attractions/Samuel Goldwyn Films and Showtime Independent Films ; written & directed by Morgan Spurlock ; produced by Morgan Spurlock & the Con. |
| More information: | |
| Local System Bib Number: | 181051 |
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My Big Fat American Meal
We’re talking fat, not phat.
When Morgan Spurlock decided to embark on a month-long "McDiet," little did he know he would gain 25 pounds, suffer liver damage and, in general, feel like hurling each and every McDay.
For 30 days straight, the New York filmmaker was his...
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We’re talking fat, not phat.
When Morgan Spurlock decided to embark on a month-long "McDiet," little did he know he would gain 25 pounds, suffer liver damage and, in general, feel like hurling each and every McDay.
For 30 days straight, the New York filmmaker was his own guinea pig (emphasis on the pig), eating only McDonald’s meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. With camera in one hand and a Big Mac in the other, Spurlock documented his dieting debacle. The result is Super Size Me, which might even give Ronald McDonald indigestion....
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[Full review playing at Deeper Into Movies -- The Current (and Classic) Cinema (http://deepintomovies.blogspot.com/2011/08/film-review-super-size-me-2004.html) and on Facebook.]
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