
Don Anderson is the marketing director for Mickey's fast food chain. He's the inventor of their bestselling hamburger, the Big One. Independent research has shown the presence of cow's feces in the Big One. Don is sent to Cody, Colorado, to verify if the main supplier of Mickey's beef is efficient as it appears, and the production process is up to code. During his investigation, he discovers the horrible truth behind a simple hamburger; the reality is not like it's portrayed.... (Full plot summary below)
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Don Anderson is the marketing director for Mickey's fast food chain. He's the inventor of their bestselling hamburger, the Big One. Independent research has shown the presence of cow's feces in the Big One. Don is sent to Cody, Colorado, to verify if the main supplier of Mickey's beef is efficient as it appears, and the production process is up to code. During his investigation, he discovers the horrible truth behind a simple hamburger; the reality is not like it's portrayed. Don discovers what the mass production system involves, from the temp-workers like Amber to the exploitation of irregular immigrants. It's not only the meat being crushed in the machinery, but our society.
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| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealYou'd have to be either half-crazy or the most talented director alive to make the book into a film. Luckily, the movie version of Fast Food Nation has a man who's both: Richard Linklater. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisFast 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. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyWhere this year's mushy tobacco satire "Thank You For Smoking" failed due to its filmmakers' refusal to take enough of a stand, "Fast Food Nation" has no such pretense. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenMore entertaining than a documentary can be, this fictionalized, muckraking pic could dent the fast food industry if enough people see it. |
| The Film YapNick RogersIt's about empty calories and empty life - ridiculous insistences that all kids see playing time regardless of on-field performance, the absurdity of porn as background noise, that revolution can start in rec rooms and the woozy lure of neon strip malls. |
| Premiere MagazineEthan AlterWhat sets Fast Food Nation apart from other recent multi-character studies like "Crash," "Bobby," and "Babel" is that Linklater doesn't set up a single incident that ties all the story strands together. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsLinklater's working-class mosaic is seriously interested in how most of this country gets by for a living. And that, sadly, makes it distinctive. |
| Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoIf Linklater regards the fake culture that has replaced real places with horror, he has nothing but respect and affection for his characters, and the movie is rescued from nihilism by his humanistic view. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA bold muckraking movie that attacks the fast-food industry, corporate malfeasance, workplace safety, and the plight of Mexican immigrants and working class people. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea Chasetakes a documentary-like tone, with the melodrama coming from the system that keeps everyone down, and downing crap-filled meat. It's all the melodrama that's necessary. |