Certificate
15
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Director of Photography
Lee Daniel
Reviews
Sight And Sound - Linklater writes great dialogue....FAST FOOD NATION sees missed connections and divisions, resignation and atomisation: in short, the slow sad seep of arbitrary, intransigent reality, New York Times - A comprehensive critique of contemporary American life....It's a mirror and a portrait, and a movie as necessary and nourishing as your next meal, Film Comment - FAST FOOD NATION is a horror movie in the guise of a genial message film: it has funny, even goofy moments, but its implications -- grounded as they are in Schlosser's painstaking reportage -- are dead serious and excruciating to contemplate, Entertainment Weekly - Naturally, a subject this right-on draws a right-on cast. Kris Kristofferson, Avril Lavigne, and Ethan Hawke pitch in, Empire - Gross and engrossing, Total Film - The most radical movie you will see this year
Consumer Advice
Contains strong language, sex and slaughterhouse images
Additional Information
FAST FOOD NATION is director Richard LinklaterÆs big screen adaptation of Eric SchlosserÆs best-selling book, which exposes the evils of corporate fast-food production. Co-written by Linklater and Schlosser, the film presents a wide tapestry of characters whose lives are all affected in one way or another by MickeyÆs, a fictionalized fast-food chain. At the top of the chain sits Don Henderson (Greg Kinnear), a MickeyÆs marketing VP who is shocked to discover that a high faecal count has shown up in his companyÆs burgers. Sylvia (Catalina Sandino Moreno), Raul (Wilmer Vilderrama), and Coco (Ana Claudia Talancon) are illegal Mexican immigrants who have found employment in the grotesque plant that produces those same burgers, working under the evil watch of supervisor Mike (Bobby Cannavale). Ashley (Amber Johnson) works the counter at a local MickeyÆs, but when she befriends a group of politically charged college students (Lou Taylor Pucci, Avril Lavigne), she thinks twice about her job. Along the way, several more characters are introduced (played by Kris Kristofferson, Ethan Hawke, and Bruce Willis), who voice the concerns expressed in SchlosserÆs non-fiction account. Linklater takes a leisurely approach to his otherwise in-your-face material, allowing certain stories to play themselves out before moving on to another. The result is a film that sneaks up on viewers. However, by the time it reaches its powerful conclusion, the filmmakers' point becomes painfully clear.
Movie/TV Title
Fast Food Nation
Sound source
Dolby Digital 2.0\Dolby Digital 5.1\DTS Surround Sound 5.1
Writer
Eric Schlosser
