Killer at Large (2008)

Director:

Steven Greenstreet

Writers:

Steven Greenstreet (writer)
Elias Pate (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

An overview of the politics, social effects and problems associated with the rising epidemic of American obesity. |

Plot Keywords:

Obesity | Expose

Cast

Richard Atkinson	...	Himself - Director, Obetech Obesity Research Center
Denise Austin	...	Herself - President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (archive footage)
Brooke Bates	...	Herself
Richard Berman	...	Himself - Center for Consumer Freedom (archive footage)
Shmuley Boteach	...	Himself - Author, Television Host (as Rabbi Shmuley Boteach)
Sam Brownback	...	Himself - U.S. Senator, (R-KS)
Kelly Brownell	...	Himself - Author, Food Fight
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Earl L. Butz	...	Himself - Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-1976 (archive footage)
Richard Carmona	...	Himself - U.S. Surgeon General, 2002-2006 (archive footage)
Bill Clinton	...	Himself - 42nd President of the United States (archive footage)
Deborah Cohen	...	Herself
Chef Ann Cooper	...	Herself - Author, Lunch Lessons
Walter Cronkite	...	Himself (archive footage)
Morgan Downey	...	Himself - Executive Vice President, NAASO
Arthur Frank	...	Himself - Medical Director, George Washington University Weight Management Program
Barry Glassner	...	Himself - Author, The Gospel of Food
Tom Harkin	...	Himself - U.S. Senator (D-IA) (archive footage) (as Senator Tom Harkin)
Jim Hightower	...	Himself - Author / Radio Commentator
Mike Huckabee	...	Himself - Presidential Candidate (archive footage)
Michael F. Jacobson	...	Himself - Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest
Dr. Linda Kinsinger	...	Herself - Director, VA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Neil LaBute	...	Himself - Film Director / Author, Fat Pig
Michael Leavitt	...	Himself - Secretary of Health and Human Services (archive footage)
Susan Linn	...	Herself - Author, Consuming Kids
Ronald McDonald	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ralph Nader	...	Himself - Consumer Advocate
Marion Nestle	...	Herself - Author, Food Politics
Richard Newman	...	Overweight business man
Bill O'Reilly	...	Himself (archive footage)
Deborah Platt Majoras	...	Herself - Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
Michael Pollan	...	Himself, Author, The Omnivores Dilemma
Barry Popkin	...	Himself - Prof. of Nutrition & Economics, UNC
Meme Roth	...	Herself - National Action Against Obesity
Douglas Rushkoff	...	Himself - Author, Screenagers
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Himself - Governor of California (archive footage)
Michele Simon	...	Herself, Author, Appetite for Profit
Shawn M. Talbott	...	Himself - Nutritional Biochemist
Dr. Lionel Tiger	...	Himself - Author, The Pursuit of Pleasure
Brian Wansink	...	Himself - Author, Mindless Eating
Margo Wootan	...	Herself - Nutrition Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest

Also Known As:

Untitled Obesity Documentary (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

ShineBox Media Productions

Trivia:

The production office for this film was actually Steven Greenstreet's studio apartment in Salt Lake City, Utah. At one point, research papers were literally spread wall to wall.

Quotes:

Himself - U.S. Surgeon General, 2002-2006: Obesity is the terror within. It is destroying our society from within and unless we do something about it, the magnitude of the dilemma will dwarf 9/11 or any other terrorist event that you can point out... Where will our soldiers, sailors and airmen come from? Where will our police and firemen come from if the youngsters today are on a trajectory that says that they will be obese?

similar to food inc.

as good as food inc. and a good companion piece. this one talks more about the culture that has led to the obesity epidemic, though it does address some of the same issues as food inc and future of food. this has better guests overall than either of those two films including the obligatory organic farmer and Michael pollan (author of the omnivore's dilemma who has been doing the rounds lately) as well as Ralph Nader, Neil labute, teachers, and other food experts. all these documentaries are at their core the same: they present the problem and trot out many of the same guest and then provide some examples of solutions. formulaic, but this one is pretty good. B+.