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Super Size Me

Year:

2004

Duration:

100 min

Genres:

Documentary | Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Morgan Spurlock

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 wins & 7 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2004-05-21

Filming Locations: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

Earnings

Budget: $65,000

Opening Weekend: $516,641 (USA) (9 May 2004)

Gross: $11,529,368 (USA) (26 September 2004)

Cast

Actor

Character

Chemeeka Walker

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Dania Abu-Rmaileh

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Amanda Kearsan

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Christian Baucher

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Amelia Giancarlo

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Geoffrey Giancarlo

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Alexandria Morgan

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Chanelle Clarke

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Marisa Danenfield

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Katie Danenfield

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Megan Foley

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Edmand Cardero

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Jay Cohen

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Jonnae Strong

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Audrey Whitfield

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Rachel Whitfield

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Maxim Moore

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Leeroy Waltan

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Achaunti Strong

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

John Paul Leone

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Mike Kelly

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Alana Hyltan

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Branden Bidan

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Christy Bosley

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Woojin Yeo

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Thomas O'Bara

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Matthew Redding

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Thomas Redding

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Austin Han

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Luke McAirr

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Madeleine Rossanese

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Montant Telman

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Aina Aagliardi

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Daniel Cole

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Joshua Arline

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Erin Shanely

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Tristian Leone

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Nathan Radford

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Shawnda Radford

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Kathryn Palmer

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Giovanna Rochester

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Tiana Loveless

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Marcus Penn

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Daniel Portnay

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Michael Baez

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Maria DeJesus

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Keri Ann Bova

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Samantha Manns

Herself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Dar Ran Brawn

Himself - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel

Morgan Spurlock

Himself

Daryl Isaacs

Himself - Internal Medicine (also as Dr. Daryl Isaacs) (as Daryl M. Isaacs MD)

Lisa Ganjhu

Herself - Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist (also as Dr. Lisa Ganjhu) (as Lisa Ganjhu D.O.)

Stephen Siegel

Himself - Cardiologist (also as Dr. Stephen Siegel) (as Steven Siegel MD FACC)

Bridget Bennett

Herself - Nutritionist & Dietician (as Bridget Bennett R.D.)

Eric Rowley

Himself - Exercise Physiologist

Mark Fenton

Himself - Former Editor: Walking Magazine

Alexandra Jamieson

Herself - Morgan's girlfriend & Vegan Chef (as Healthy Chef Alex)

Rick Bruhn

Himself

Evan Marguiles

Himself

Eve Pyne Parageud

Herself

Brenda Hoover

Herself

Dave Nolder

Himself

John Banzhaf

Himself - Law Professor, George Washington University (also as Professor John F. Banzhaf III) (as John F. Banzhaf III)

Samuel Hirsch

Himself - Attorney

David Satcher

Himself - Former U.S. Surgeon General (also as Dr. David Satcher) (as David Satcher MD)

Lisa Young

Herself - Professor of Nutrition, New York University (as Lisa R. Young PhD RD CDN)

Kelly Brownell

Himself - Professor, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders (also as Kelly D. Brownell PhD) (as Kelly Brownell PhD)

Jacob Sullum

Himself - Senior Editor, Reason Magazine

Kloe Kinsey

Herself

Kyle Kinsey

Himself

Tommy Thompson

Himself - Secretary of Health and Human Services (as Secretary Tommy Thompson)

William J. Klish

Himself - Head of Dept. of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital (also as Dr. William Klish) (as William Klish MD)

Caitlin Spurlock

Herself (as Caitlin)

Jared Fogle

Himself - Subway Spokesman

Twila C. Patterson

Herself

Victoria Patterson

Herself (as Victoria)

John Robbins

Himself - Health Advocate, Author: Diet for a New America

Matt Bohling

Himself

Vincent E. Page

Himself

Jermaine Elam

Himself

Greg Unger

Himself

Teresa McGill

Herself

Sarah Sinclair

Herself

Don Gorske

Himself - Big Mac Enthusiast

Mary Gorske

Herself - Don's Wife

Ron English

Himself - Artistic Genius

Marion Nestle

Herself - Chair of Nutrition and Food Studies, NYU (as Marion Nestle PhD MPH)

Margo Wootan

Herself - Center for Science in the Public Interest (also as Margo Wootan DSc) (as Margo Wootan D.Sc.)

Pedro Manfron

Himself - 1st Grade Student

Michael Paige

Himself - 1st Grade Student

Nicole Allen

Herself - 1st Grade Student

Manoosh Abtahi

Himself - 1st Grade Student

Adrienne Mazeika

Herself - 1st Grade Student

Mary Bollino

Herself - Food Services Director

Barbara Brown

Herself - Sodexho School Services (voice)

Kay Glover

Herself - Head Cook, Park Middle School

Greg Bretthauer

Himself - Dean, Appleton Central High School (as Gregory D. Bretthauer)

Paul Stitt

Himself - Founder of Natural Ovens Bakery (voice) (as Paul Stitt MS)

Marlene Canter

Herself - Board of Education, L.A. Unified School District (as Hon. Marlene Canter)

Gene Grabowski

Himself - VP, Grocery Manufacturers of America

Phil Lawler

Himself - Phys Ed Instructor, Madison Jr. High School

Bryan Phillips

Himself - Phys Ed Instructor, Francis J. McGrath Elementary School (as Brian Phillips)

Judith C. Young

Herself

Gerald N. Tirozzi

Himself - Exec. Dir., Nat'l Assoc. Secondary School Principals (as Dr. Gerald N. Tirozzi)

Dallas Travers

Herself

Julian Clayton

Himself

Phyllis Spurlock

Herself - Morgan's mom

Neal Barnard

Himself (as Dr. Neal D. Barnard)

Bruce Howlett

Himself

Tammy Howlett

Herself - Bruce's Wife

Adam Naaman

Himself - Laparoscopic Surgeon (also as Dr. Adam Naaman) (as Adam Naaman MD)

Carl Geisler

Himself - Laparoscopic Surgeon (also as Dr. Carl F. Geisler) (as Carl Geisler MD)

Laura Sandy

Herself

Kacie Sandy

Herself

Ashley Sandy

Herself

Kymme Simchak

Herself

Scott Ambrozy

Himself (scenes deleted)

Angela

Herself - Overeaters Anonymous (scenes deleted)

Barbara

Herself - Overeaters Anonymous (scenes deleted)

Bob Baugher

Himself - McDonald's Collector (scenes deleted)

Myra Baugher

Herself - McDonald's Collector (scenes deleted)

Molly Cannady

Herself (scenes deleted)

Charlie

Himself - Overeaters Anonymous (scenes deleted)

Andrew Gorske

Himself - Don's son (scenes deleted)

Lisa Howard

Herself - Director of Corporate Communications and Social Responsibility, McDonald's (voice)

Ken

Himself - Overeaters Anonymous (scenes deleted)

Debra Larson

Herself - School Social Worker

Phil Lempert

Himself - Supermarket Guru (scenes deleted)

Gia Melissa Maciano

Herself - President, International Size Acceptance Association (scenes deleted)

Pat

Herself - Overeaters Anonymous (scenes deleted)

Catherine Schilcher

Herself - Nutritionist (voice)

Chris Sell

Himself - Park Slope ChipShop Owner (scenes deleted)

Allen Steadham

Himself - Director, International Size Acceptance Association (scenes deleted)

Sylvia

Herself - Overeaters Anonymous (scenes deleted)

George W. Bush

Himself (uncredited)

Michael Jordan

Himself (uncredited)

Big Mac

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald McDonald

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Britney Spears

Herself (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Morgan Spurlock shot 250 hours of footage. About 0.66% of this footage appears in the final cut.

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Morgan Spurlock gave up drinking alcohol six weeks before he attempted the diet in order to remove any presence of alcohol in his body.

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The documentary premiered at Sundance in January, 2004. Less than two months later, McDonalds announced that it would no longer sell any of its menu items in "Super Size", although it officially denied that this move was in reaction to this film.

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Goofs

Ray Kroc did not found McDonalds, the McDonald brothers did.

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Near the end, when Morgan Spurlock says, "Why not do away with your Super Size options?" the water condensation runs up the drink.

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Although a calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius, a food Calorie is actually a kilocalorie (aka "kilogram calorie" or "large calorie"), so the nutrition expert's definition is correct in this context.

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Quotes

Morgan Spurlock: [deleted scene] Another disturbing fact: Over the course of the 30 days, I generated more than 13 bags of garbage. Multiply my daily amount by 46 million - the amount of people they feed each day - and you get enough garbage to fill the Empire State Building... every single day... and thats only 1 fast food chain... in one day.

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Morgan Spurlock: My body... officially hates me.

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Daryl Isaacs: You're sick, and you're making yourself sick,and you can make yourself unsick by stopping doing what you're doing.

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