Super Size Me
Documentary film Super Size Me details director Morgan Spurlock's thirty-day quest to eat three meals a day at McDonald's. Spurlock also explores the increasing problem of obesity in the United States, many citizens' dependence on fast food and the industry's increasing corporate influence over national nutrition.
During the experiment, which took place in February of 2003, Spurlock consumed an average of 5,000 calories per day and ate every McDonald's menu item at least once. The effects were dramatic: Spurlock gained over 24 pounds and experienced liver damage, sexual dysfunction and mood swings. It took him over fourteen months to lose the weight.
Fast Facts
- Written and directed by Morgan Spurlock
- MPAA Rating: Not Rated
- Duration: 1 hr 40 minutes
- Release Date: May 7, 2004
- Release Company: Roadside Attractions, Samuel Goldwyn Films
- Nominated for a "Best Documentary Feature" Academy Award
- Spurlock vomited after consuming his first McDonald's meal
Morgan Spurlock Quotes
- Over the course of my McDiet, I consumed 30 pounds of sugar from their food. That's a pound a day. On top of that, I also took in 12 pounds of fat."
- "See, now's the time of the meal when you start getting the McStomach ache. You start getting the McTummy. You get the McGurgles in there. You get the McBrick, then you get the McStomach ache. Right now I've got some McGas that's rockin'. My arms... I feel like I've got some McSweats goin'. My arms got the McTwitches going in here from all the sugar that's going in my body right now. I'm feeling a little McCrazy."
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