Fast Food Nation (2006)

Director:

Richard Linklater

Writers (WGA):

Eric Schlosser (written by) and
Richard Linklater (written by) ...

Release Date:

17 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The Truth Is Hard To Swallow

Plot:

An ensemble piece examining the health risks involved in the fast food industry and its environmental and social consequences as well.

Plot Keywords:

Food | Fast Food | Restaurant | Cow | Immigrant

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Wilmer Valderrama	...	Raul
Catalina Sandino Moreno	...	Sylvia
Ana Claudia Talancón	...	Coco
Juan Carlos Serrán	...	Esteban (as Juan Carlos Serran)
Armando Hernández	...	Roberto (as Armando Hernandez)
Greg Kinnear	...	Don Anderson
Frank Ertl	...	Jack
Michael D. Conway	...	Phil (as Michael Conway)
Mitch Baker	...	Dave
Ellar Salmon	...	Jay Anderson
Dakota Edwards	...	Stevie Anderson
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson	...	Debi Anderson
Luis Guzmán	...	Benny (as Luis Guzman)
Bobby Cannavale	...	Mike
Francisco Rosales	...	Jorge

Also Known As:

Coyote (USA) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing images, strong sexuality, language and drug content.

Runtime:

USA:116 min | France:114 min (Cannes Film Festival) | Argentina:113 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:M | Singapore:M18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:15A | USA:R (certificate #42721) | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:18 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

BBC Films

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Greg Kinnear's character is credited as "Don Anderson", however, he clearly introduced himself as "Don Henderson" to the cashier after ordering at Mickey's.

Quotes:

Paco: Well I can't think of anything right now more patriotic than violating the Patriot Act!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Howard Stern on Demand: Wilmer Valderrama" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Debonair

Keep on choking on those burgers, but don't deny facts

I'll start off by saying that I eat meat,lots of it, and I've been to Mc Donalds, Burger King and other similar places countless times. The food is great, but I have never ever had any illusions about what goes on behind those perfect little burgers in those flashy commercials that they bombard us with.

I am in no way trying to promote any other point of view than my own in this review, so read it with an open mind, the same way that I watched this movie.

First of all, this movie is good in all relevant cinematographic aspects. The cast is superb, I mean Greg Kinnear, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and tons of lesser known, yet extremely talented, individuals doing their absolute best to turn this movie into a masterpiece.

Awesome storyline, chillingly realistic and down to earth. No happy ending and no simplifications or glorifications to make the average idiot appreciate it and tell his idiotic buddies about it. This is not a movie for idiots!

I just don't understand why this movie has received such a low rating here on IMDb. The only possible explanation is that certain interests are doing their best to discredit it, and that angry burger-loving people are upset because this movie speaks the truth. The same inconvenient truth that millions of us are avoiding. We all know about the terrible work conditions behind those burgers. We've heard those stories about the burgers containing many disgusting things over the years. We know that many of these food chains have fascist tendencies. But we just love those burgers don't we?

Well, that doesn't make us evil. But the least we can do is to raise our voices and stop playing stupid. I'm never going to buy a burger from a place that I know nothing about again. I wanna know how much they pay their workers and how they treat those cows before they kill them. I wanna know everything before I give my money to someone. I don't want people to work for a minimum wage, take amphetamine on a daily basis and give up their self respect just so I can get fatter.