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Amout per serving
Calories 0
% daily value*
Audio commentary by director/screenwriter Richard Linklater and author/screenwriter Eric Schlosser 15%
Manufacturing Fast Food Nation 20%
Photo Gallery 5%
The Backwards Hamburger 12%
* Percent daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Rating:
Genre: Comedy Drama
Movie Type: Americana, Ensemble Film
Themes: Intersecting Lives, Immigrant Life, Fighting the System
Director: Richard Linklater
Main Cast: Patricia Arquette, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Dano, Luis Guzman, Ethan Hawke, Ashley Johnson, Greg Kinnear, Kris Kristofferson, Avril Lavigne, Esai Morales, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Lou Taylor Pucci, Ana Claudia Talancón, Wilmer Valderrama
Release Year: 2006
Country: US/UK
Run Time: 106 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Inspired by author Eric Schlosser's New York Times best-seller of the same name, director Richard Linklater's ensemble drama examines the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food and features an all-star cast that includes Greg Kinnear, Ethan Hawke, Kris Kristofferson, Patricia Arquette, and Luis Guzman. Mickey's is the most popular fast-food chain in America, and The Big One is the top-selling burger that put them on the map. When the higher-ups at Mickey's corporate offices learn that the frozen meat patties used to make the wildly popular burger have somehow been tainted with contaminated meat, they send marketing executive Don Henderson (Kinnear) on an urgent mission to ensure quality control and find out precisely how their product became compromised. It's a long way from the Southern California boardroom to the immigrant slaughterhouses, though, and the further Henderson works his way through the bustling feedlots and toward the ubiquitous restaurant sites that have become a staple of modern culture, the more he begins to realize just how dangerous convenience can become when it leads to blissfully ignorant complacency. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Bruce Willis - Harry Rydell; Michael Conway - Phil; Francisco Rosales - Jorge; Dana Wheeler-Nicholson - Debi; Roger Cudney - Terry; Glen Powell Jr. - Steve; Cherami Leigh - Kim; Juan Carlos Serrán - Esteban; Yareli Arizmendi - Gloria; Matt Hensarling - Kevin; Mileidy Moron Marchant - Vicky; Dakota Edwards - Stevie; Raquel Gavia - Rita; Hugo Perez - Francisco; Ellar Salmon - Jay; Helen Merino - Lisa; Erinn Allison - Hotel Desk Clerk; Barbara Chisholm - Waitress; Larizza Salcido Gameros - Maria; Lana Dieterich - UMP Nurse; John Scott Horton - Greg; Mitch Baker - Dave; Aaron Himelstein - Andrew; Frank Ertl - Jack; Marco Perella - Tom Watson; Armando Hernandez - Roberto; Monica Cano Mascorro - Magdalene; Carlos Adrian Romero Ayala - Tino; Humberto E. Velez Sanchez - Cesar; Cora Cardona - UMP Translator
Credit
Yareli Arizmendi - Dialect Coach; Malcolm McLaren - Producer; Nic Ratner - Music Editor; Sandra Adair - Editor; Lee Daniel - Cinematographer; Richard Linklater - Director; Richard Linklater - Screenwriter; Edward Saxon - Co-producer; Edward Saxon - Executive Producer; Jeremy Thomas - Producer; David M. Thompson - Co-producer; David M. Thompson - Executive Producer; Ann Carli - Co-producer; Dan Genetti - Post Production Supervisor; Kari Perkins - Costume Designer; Gary Bourgeois - Sound Mixer; Joaquin Morin - Art Director; Monique Champagne - Buyer; Alison Fisher - ADR Editor; Andy Malcolm - Foley Artist; Phil Shirey - Set Decorator; Jeffrey Hurst - Chief Lighting Technician; Bruce Curtis - Production Designer; Kimberly Davis - Casting; Shane F. Kelly - Cinematographer; Justine Baddeley - Casting; Patrick Pasquier - Art Director; Martin Jacob Lopez - Sound/Sound Designer; Michael J. Benavente - Supervising Sound Editor; Rob Simons - Set Designer; Sarah Greene - Associate Producer; Pacific Title & Art Studio - Title Design; Ricky Strauss - Executive Producer; Greg Orloff - Sound Mixer; Michael J. Morreale - Executive Producer; Ethan Andrus - Production Sound Mixer; Mick Gormaley - Assistant Music Editor; Melissa D. Forney - Key Hairstylist; Steve Sawhill - Leadman; Beth Sepko - Casting; Goro Koyama - Foley Artist; Eric Thompson - ADR Mixer; Janice F. Sperling - Production Coordinator; Dylan Kieszlowski - Art Director; Robin Bartlett-Asnicar - Assistant Set Decorator; Lee Hunsaker - Costume Designer; Ferrell A. Shinnick - Key Grip; Joe Vasquez - Best Boy Grip; Eric Schlosser - Co-producer; Eric Schlosser - Executive Producer; Eric Schlosser - Screenwriter; Eric Schlosser - Book Author; Peter Watson - Co-producer; Peter Watson - Executive Producer; Alexandra Stone - Associate Producer; Chris Navarro - ADR Recordist; Brian Smith - ADR Mixer; Amalgamated Pixels Inc. - Visual Effects; Tricia Linklater - Supervising Sound Editor; Chris Salvaterra - Executive Producer; Antoinette Levine - Location Manager; Dan Wanket - Compositor; Steven Ticknor - Sound Effects Editor; Friends of Dean Martinez - Featured Music; Meredith Murray - Costume Designer; Jeff Skoll - Executive Producer; Dennis Dean Johnson - Recording; Todd Harris - First Assistant Sound Editor; Tim Travis - Grip; Tracey Zemitis - Unit Publicist; Lance Cheatham - Set Dresser; Jack Colmenero - Set Dresser; Patricia Dillon - Set Dresser; Becki Drake - Key Make-up; Raul "Bull" Mello - Electrician; Tom Sturgis - Boom Operator; Raigen Thornton - Set Medic/First Aid; Leif E. Ulvog - Grip; Michael E. Wilks - Assistant Properties; Terry Haggar - Color Timing; Angela Álvarez - Production Assistant; Vince Palmo - First Assistant Director; Vance Holmes - Camera Operator; The Reel Team - ADR Loop Group; Kent Richardson - Production Secretary; Scott Reeder - Properties Master; Roxie Holdenfield - Hair Styles; David Little - Driver; Bradley Blei - Set Dresser; Gregory B. Faucett - Transportation Coordinator; Pam Fuller - Script Supervisor; Lonnie Nelson - Transportation Captain; Saúl Sanchez - Craft Service/Catering; Kathleen Tull - Second Assistant Director; Carrin Welch - First Assistant Accountant; Robert Meyers - Compositor; Cate Engel - Casting Associate; Yasmin Redoblado - Casting Assistant; Phillip W. Helman - Transportation Coordinator; Ian Sebastian Kasnoff - Construction Coordinator; Darylin Nagy - Department Head Makeup; David Brink - Camera Loader; Joe Fiske - Craft Service/Catering; Robert Rendon - Second Assistant Camera; Sean Wright - Dolly Grip; Michael Palmer - Grip; David Alvarado - Stunts Coordinator; Roger Ames - Set Medic/First Aid; Marco Antonio - Grip; Miguel Angel Argumedo - Second Assistant Camera; Antonio Arizpe - Production Assistant; Keith Banks - Electrician; Isaac Barraza - Set Medic/First Aid; Roberto Barraza - Set Medic/First Aid; Eduardo Barrazzo - Production Supervisor; Juan Barrera - Set Production Assistant; Jeremy Black - Properties Master; Spencer Blessman - Electrician; Espinosa Borquez - Grip; Espinosa Borquez - Electrician; Bart S. Bryant - Construction Foreman; Raul Salazar Caballero - Driver; Iban Cano - Assistant Hair; Ramon Romero Caro - Production Assistant; John Cates - Video Assist; Michael Clibon - Video Assist; Bobbi Colorado - Animal Trainer/Wrangler; Caroline Connor - Production Accountant; Ruben Molina Cordero - Assistant Makeup; Cristina Curbelo - Production Coordinator; Scott DaHarb - Second Assistant Camera; Fred Daniel - Art Department Coordinator; Rolando De Hoyos - Driver; Jose De La Luz Ravelo - Stunts; George Dishner - Production Assistant; Joe Dye - Driver; Cleta Ellington - Second Second Assistant Director; Phil Fiori - Craft Service/Catering; Karen Foster - Scenic Artist; Brian Franklin - Set Production Assistant; Francisco Dominguez Galvez - First Assistant Accountant; Joe Garibay - Craft Service/Catering; Leroy Gilbert - Best Boy Grip; Alejandro Arrioja Gonzales - Steadicam Operator; Howard Griffith - Driver; Katia Gutierrez - Video Assist; Robert Hafer - Driver; James Hatridge - Electrician; Mauro Alberto Cantu Hdez - Production Assistant; Jose Hernanadez - Assistant Location Manager; Alfonso Rojas Hernandez - Scenic Artist; Edmundo Hernandez - Driver; Jose Carlos Limas Hernandez - Driver; Marco Antonio Hernandez - Driver; Victor Ho - Unit Production Manager; John Jaramillo - Driver; Carla Klein - Driver; Grace Klein - Transportation Captain; Ken Koeler - Driver; Jim Kolmar - Art Department Intern; Alejandro Laguette - Production Supervisor; Matt Lankes - Still Photographer; Stephen Light - Assistant Production Coordinator; Lighting Services Incorporated - Grip; Lighting Services Incorporated - Electrician; Locations Catering - Craft Service/Catering; Christina Loya - Assistant Location Manager; Aristeo Ruiz Lugo - Scenic Artist; Darryl Mags - Driver; Xavier Maldonado - Driver; Cesar Islas Manjarrez - Camera Loader; Angel F. Perez Manriquez - Driver; Mark Manthey - Chief Lighting Technician; David Martinez - Extra Casting; Rob McGrath - First Assistant Camera; Martin Oscar Bolanos Medina - Scenic Artist; Ivan Barrerra Mejia - Scenic Artist; Marisiela Mendez - Camera Loader; Francisco Quiroz Meza - Grip; Francisco Quiroz Meza - Electrician; Glen Moorman - Set Production Assistant; Juan Carlos Morales - Driver; Terry Moses - Grip; P.K. Munson - First Assistant Camera; Fabian Medina Navarro - Grip; Fabian Medina Navarro - Electrician; Bobby Nelson - Driver; Daniel Norton - Craft Service/Catering; Angela Oliva - Extra Casting; Karin Padgham - Personal Assistant; Rene Parada - Craft Service/Catering; Guillermo Diaz Perez - Grip; Guillermo Diaz Perez - Electrician; Gustavo Morales Perez - Grip; Gustavo Morales Perez - Electrician; Roberto Perez Perez - Grip; Tania Perez - Production Assistant; Tony Pfau - Assistant Location Manager; Proud Chef Cinema Catering - Craft Service/Catering; Fernando Ramos - Driver; Jesus Alberto Perez Rascon - Set Medic/First Aid; Revolution Lens - Grip; Revolution Lens - Electrician; Mel Reynard - Personal Assistant; Brandon Roberts - Electrician; Lynn Robertson - Craft Service/Catering; Juan Gabriel Ayala Rodriguez - Grip; Juan Gabriel Ayala Rodriguez - Electrician; Christopher Roldan - Assistant Editor; Angelita Saenz - Driver; Rita Schafer - Driver; Adam Schwartz - Second Assistant Camera; Corissa Smith - Scenic Artist; Rochelle Smith - Set Production Assistant; Dennis Steele - Driver; Sheila Steele - Casting Assistant; Danny Sutedja - Art Department Intern; Kara Sutherlin - Lead Scenic Artist; TFN Lighting Services - Grip; TFN Lighting Services - Electrician; Jesse Tellez - Transportation Coordinator; Jesse Tellez - Driver; Texas Treefort Studios - Recording; Chris Thomas - Grip; Debra Trevino - Art Department Intern; Salvador Valdez - Assistant Location Manager; Carmen Valera - Personal Assistant; Florent Vitse - Assistant Art Director; Michael "Big Dog" Wieben - Best Boy Grip; Steve Wolf - Special Effects
An ensemble piece based on the best-selling non-fiction novel Fast Food
Nation by Eric Schlosser about the health risks involving the fast food
industry and its environmental and physical consequences.
Cast
Plant manager Mike (Bobby Cannavale) chastises a worker for almost allowing a high
quality piece of sirloin through.
Fast Food Nation received mixed reviews[2] and was not widely distributed. Manohla Dargis of
The New York Times called Fast Food Nation "The most essential political film from an American director since
Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11.", while
JoBlo's Berge Garabedian said "none of the stories in the film are interesting (except one), the ultimate lack of
connection between them all is surprising and worst of all, it all just felt like a school lesson to me, taught by a
condescending know-it-all", giving credit only to the movie's strong line-up of big name actors. The film's rating on
Rotten Tomatoes stands at 50%.[2]
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