Super Size Me is a 2004 documentary directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, who ate only food purchased from McDonald's for thirty consecutive days while medical professionals monitored the effects on his health and weight. The film interweaves Spurlock's personal experiment with broader commentary on fast food marketing, portion sizes and the American diet, and it is widely credited with contributing to McDonald's decision to discontinue its supersize menu option shortly after the film's release. Super Size Me received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature and is widely regarded as a landmark of first-person stunt-style investigative documentary filmmaking.
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Original Language AwardSundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary 1 Release Year CountrySourced to the subject's own account In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, originated there.
- Also in Language Atlas: English, original language there.
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1. Wikidata: Super Size Me
Wikidata Q738662, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Super Size Me (Wikipedia)
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Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker.
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Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker.
View the Source Super Size Me (Wikidata)
Wikidata P166: Sundance U.S. Directing Award: DocumentaryQuote, Wikidata P166: Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary
Wikidata P166 (award received): Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary.
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