Synopses & Reviews
When it was published in 2001, Fast Food Nation quickly became a New York Times bestseller, with its no-holds-barred, non-fiction exploration of "the dark side of the All-American meal." The big screen version Fast Food Nation is a dramatic feature penned by Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser and Oscar® nominee Richard Linklater, who also serves as director. Explains Linklater: "The movie is not a documentary, but a character study of the lives behind the facts and figures. I'm more interested in fiction than non-fiction. You get to the point through human storytelling."
Review
"Fast Food Nation makes you really think. It's also really sad and fairly disgusting. But if that's the bitter pill we have to swallow in order to look at what we're doing to ourselves, then it's a bad taste I can live with." Film Threat
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"The unstoppable director Richard Linklater...and writer Eric Schlosser take the latter's nonfiction bestseller and rig up a fictitious, sprawling narrative to take up the book's scathing talking points." Newsday
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"Naturally, a subject this right-on draws a right-on cast." Entertainment Weekly
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"Effectively balanced between the nonfiction muckraking of Eric Schlosser's bestselling exposé and the loosely structured character drama of Richard Linklater's adaptation, the film is fascinating food for thought." Minneapolis Star Tribune
Special Features
Widescreen Feature
Commentary with Director Richard Linklater and Writer Eric Schlosser
Manufacturing Fast Food Nation Featurette
The Meatrix Flash Animation Short
The Meatrix II Flash Animation Short
The Meatrix II 1/2 Flash Animation Short
The Backwards Hamburger Flash Animation Short
Photo Gallery