Fast Food Nation

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Fast Food Nation
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R,1hr 46min
Released:
November 17, 2006
Distributor:
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Fast Food Nation has the dramatic flatness and willful lack of personality of some documentaries -- or at least how Linklater thinks a documentary should be. The movie nonetheless feels like both a work of investigative journalism and an immense human-interest story, veering into muckraking, horror, teen comedy, and what passes for "Twilight Zone" science fiction. Full Review
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64
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Ana Claudia Talancón in "Fast Food Nation"
Greg Kinnear in "Fast Food Nation"
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Paul Dano in "Fast Food Nation"
Ashley Johnson and Paul Dano in "Fast Food Nation"
Luiz Guzman in "Fast Food Nation"
Ana Claudia Talancón in "Fast Food Nation"
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