Super Size Me
Title
Super Size Me
Description
The Academy Award nominated film Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock. This film follows him throughout the period of a month, during which he only ate McDonald's food, thereby showing the lifestyle's effect on Spurlock's well-being and the fast food industry's corporate influence on the public. The reason behind this documentary was the increasing percentage of obesity throughout the United States society as well as the then current lawsuit against McDonald's on behalf of two overweight girls. After the airing of this film, McDonald's discontinued the Super Size option six weeks after the movie's premiere, as well as began emphasis on healthier item menus.
Creator
Morgan Spurlock
Date
2004
Source
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTYyOTk4MjIxOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzk1NTUyMQ@@._V1_.jpg
Relation
Rights
The photograph/film poster of Super Size Me, depicting main character, Morgan Spurlock, eating McDonalds.
Source: Super Size Me. (2012, October 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 24, 2012, from http://bit.ly/RgKA72
Source: Super Size Me. (2012, October 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 24, 2012, from http://bit.ly/RgKA72
Publisher
Morgan Spurlock
Contributor
Morgan Spurlock
Language
English
Type
Film
Identifier
Super Size Me, Documentary, Movies, McDonalds, Fast Food, Obesity, Public Health
Coverage
United States
Files
Collection
Reference
Morgan Spurlock, Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock, 2004
Cite As
Morgan Spurlock, “Super Size Me,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 18, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/544.