Super Size Me
A documentary filmmaker bets he can eat nothing but fast‑food meals for a month, only to watch his body spiral toward crisis as doctors warn the experiment could cost him his health.
“The first ever reality-based movie ... everything begins and ends in 30 days!”
Synopsis
Morgan Spurlock undergoes a 30-day experiment in which he consumes only McDonald's fast food three times a day and avoids exercise, aiming to explore the reasons behind the high rates of obesity in America. Throughout the process, he undergoes a full medical check-up by three doctors, with his weight monitored regularly, leading to a concerning outcome.
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Principal cast & crew: 28
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Edited by Stela GeorgievaShot by Scott AmbrozyScored by Steve Horowitz
Box Office
2004 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 440× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$28.6M
US & Canada: $11.5M — 40% of worldwide · International: $17.0M (60%)
Opening weekend: $517K — 4% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $766K — 7% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 41 theaters
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28 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Morgan Spurlock
as Self
Daryl Isaacs
as Self - Internal Medicine
Chemeeka Walker
as Self - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel
Lisa Ganjhu
as Self - Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
Dania Abu Rmaileh
as Self - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel
Stephen Siegel
as Self - Cardiologist
Amanda Kearsan
as Self - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel
Bridget Bennett
as Self - Nutritionist & Dietician
Christian Baucher
as Self - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel
Eric Rowley
as Self - Exercise Physiologist
Amelia Giancarlo
as Self - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel
Mark Fenton
as Self - Former Editor: Walking Magazine
Supporting cast
12Geoffrey Giancarlo
as Self - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel
Alexandra Jamieson
as Self - Morgan's girlfriend & Vegan Chef
Alexandria Morgan
as Self - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel
John Banzhaf
as Self - Law Professor, George Washington University
Chanelle Clarke
as Self - Kid of Camp Mt. Laurel
David Satcher
as Self - Former U.S. Surgeon General
Lisa Young
as Self - Professor of Nutrition, New York University
Kelly Brownell
as Self - Professor, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders
Jacob Sullum
as Self - Senior Editor, Reason Magazine
Tommy Thompson
as Self - Secretary of Health and Human Services
William J Klish
as Self - Head of Dept. of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital
Ron English
as Self - Artistic Genius
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