| View Larger Image | Fast Food Nation | DVDStarring: Greg Kinnear, Luis Guzmán, Patricia Arquette, Kris Kristofferson, Bruce Willis
Directed By: Richard Linklater
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| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 114 minutes | | Format: | AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | | Studio: | 20th Century Fox | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 | | Release Date: | March 06, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 10,311th |
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FEATURES | - Inspired by the incendiary New York Times bestseller that exposed the hidden facts behind America's fast food industry, Fast Food Nation combines an all-star ensemble cast lead by Greg Kinnear, Wilmer Valderrama and Avril Lavigne with riveting, interlocked human stories to serve up "a firecracker of a movie that jumps off the screen" (Rolling Stone). When a marketing executive (Kinnear
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Inspired by the incendiary New York Times bestseller that exposed the hidden facts behind America's fast food industry, Fast Food Nation combines an all-star ensemble cast lead by Greg Kinnear, Wilmer Valderrama and Avril Lavigne with riveting, interlocked human stories to serve up "a firecracker of a movie that jumps off the screen" (Rolling Stone). When a marketing executive (Kinnear) for the Mickey's burger chain is told there's a nasty secret ingredient in his latest culinary creation?"The Big One"? he heads for the ranches and slaughterhouses of Colorado to investigate...but discovers the truth a bit difficult to swallow. |
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If you're still eating that fast-food burger after watching Super Size Me, you might not feel too hungry after watching Fast Food Nation, a fictionalized feature based on Eric Schlosser's bestselling nonfiction expose. Director Richard Linklater, who cowrote the screenplay with Schlosser, guides a topnotch ensemble cast through a peek behind the veil of how that Big Mac is born. Much of the film focuses on the illegal immigrants who work in the loosely regulated meat-packing industry, and actors including the luminous Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace), who plays a desperate but outraged laborer. Greg Kinnear also delivers a spot-on performance as a fast-food chain marketing manager, trying frantically to discover the source of stomach-turning contamination in the company's meat. Stories are woven in unexpected ways, and cameos by the likes of Kris Kristofferson, Patricia Arquette, and especially Bruce Willis keep the narrative fresh. The film has a point of view, but thanks to Linklater's deft touch, is never didactic. As Willis's character slyly says, "Most people don't like to be told what's best for them." Agreed, yet Fast Food Nation likely will help the viewer be more conscious of what's on the end of that fork. --A.T. Hurley Extras from Fast Food Nation Fast Food Nation Arcade-Style Game Beyond Fast Food Nation Super Size Me Fast Food Nation (Paperback) Fast Food Nation: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture Stills from Fast Food Nation |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 114 reviews)
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wrong zone by H. J. M. Cooijmans  3 Stars
August 10, 2009
Please explain me why you have send me a zone 1 dvd were i am in a zone 2 area ???????
Is there a way to play it ...there seeem to be a coode to change my dvd player ?
Or can you send me a zone 2 ?
Thanks and regards
harrie
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I'm Sorry by Ken F. Ballard (Biloxi MS)  1 Stars
August 06, 2009
Thank's to this movie I now know that what ever I do as an American I am evil.
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Eye Opening and Fair Movie by Emily Garrett  5 Stars
July 12, 2009
This was an entertaining movie but with a message. I had already read the book some years ago and had stopped eating at McDonalds and eating red meat right then. The images from the book were about how I imagined them when I saw the movie. I thought the acting was great - even though it clearly had a point of view, I think there was an attempt to show other points of view. I bought 3 copies so I could give it to appropriate friends.
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Doesn't convey the facts. by L. Hemperly 3 Stars
May 26, 2009
This film was okay. While portraying the hideousness of the disturbing meat industry, it revolved more around the hardships of the employees and people involved. It failed miserably to convey the facts that the book details. They're quite bellowing too, so not to include them is unforgivable. It didn't seem like anyone even read the book. While the film disappointed me immensely, at least it may provoke uninformed people to become informed. Though I'd recommend just not to be lazy and read the book first. You'll be floored.
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Another homerun for Richard Linklater by R. Robinson (N.C. by way of TX)  4 Stars
April 20, 2009
A documentary turned Hollywood big production. Even if you don't like the story you have to give Richard Linklater his props, the man has not made a bad movie to date (going way back to "Slackers" and while working with complicated scripts, such as this one which he was largely responsible for). Yes the movie is slanted to the left. But perhaps for the reason that it opens up the question and dialogue of who is exactly happier/better-off in this relationship? Yes people may be happy in the short run in our ever reaching goal of and for efficient conveniences, but such a situation only degrades social and environmental conditions in the long run. Live short and prosper, eh?
The movie examines the ranchers who raise the cattle, the suppliers who slaughter and ship the meats, the (illegal) workers who work for the suppliers, the company who buys the meat to sale it to the end users, and the end users. And then there are the idealistic youth who don't like the game and talk/plan of change.
Many people will not like this movie due to its highly political nature but judge it as a movie and not an ideal and you probably enjoy it.
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