And on each episode the host, morgan spurlock you might remember him from the movie super size me morgan would spend 30 days immersing himself. Fast food and the supersizing of america he refers to dr. The show, hosted by documentary filmmaker morgan spurlock, plays with the idea of. This 30 days video guide on minimum wage is full of thought provoking questions about morgan spurlock s 30 days series on fx. The movie executive producer morgan spurlock presents. In each episode, either morgan or a test subject commits to participating in a lifestyle or event for 30 days in order to gain perspective on what it is like to live in that manner. Harnsbergers social studies teaching resources teachers pay. What are the 3 rules that morgan and alex must follow for 30 days. Commentary with creatorexecutive producer morgan spurlock, executive producer r. Writer and director morgan spurlock and his fiancee attempt to live on. Morgan spurlock s 30 days series on fx was an unscripted, documentarystyle program where an individual is inserted into a lifestyle that is completely different from his or her upbringing, beliefs, religion or profession for 30 days.
The show, hosted by documentary filmmaker morgan spurlock. The video is excellent for talking about current issues with minimum wage. In each episode, spurlock, or some other person or group of people, spend 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are unfamiliar, while discussing related social issues. They get to experience firsthand the struggles minimum wageearning families face as morgan s niece and nephew come to live with them. Southern rr and sent quickly through laredo, mexico or actually go through customs in san antonio, tx. Super size me 2004 0 1h 39m awardwinning films director morgan spurlock takes a hilarious and often terrifying look at the effects of fast food on the human body, using himself as a guinea pig. Sometimes it is a random person and sometimes it is morgan living the other life for 30 days. Morgan spurlock presents a diverse group of participants, each given the opportunity to experience life as a radically different person for one month.
Morgan spurlock s longdelayed sequel will make you think twice about fast food. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish. For 30 days, morgan spurlock ate nothing but mcdonalds as part of an investigation into the effects of fast food on american health. With the worlds fastest shooter, jerry miculek duration.
Rent 30 days 2005 starring morgan spurlock on dvd and bluray. The final episode of 30 days featured a woman who binged on alcohol every day for thirty days. Director morgan spurlock takes a hilarious and often terrifying look at the effects of fast food on the human body, using himself as a guinea pig. Morgan spurlock from super size me opens fastfood restaurant. Join the campaign for a commercialfree childhood and help put an end to childtargeted marketing.
Spurlock became famous thanks to his film super size me, the 2004 documentary in which he spends 30 consecutive days eating nothing but mcdonalds. This extreme experiment sought to document the adverse health effects of the alltocommon practice of overeating fast food, using himself as test subject. The following graphs show the substantial impact that 30 continuous days of eating mcdonalds fast food had on the physical health of director and star of super size me. They get to experience firsthand the struggles minimum wageearning families face as morgans niece and nephew come to live. Fatkins, quotes neal barnard as being authoritative on dietary issues, claims the pcrm is objective and makes several general derogatory remarks about lcing, including the zone and sb diets. Filmmaker morgan spurlock admits to history of sexual. Pistol shrimps executive producer morgan spurlock presents. Morgan spurlock is attempting a comeback with super size. They get to experience first hand the struggles minimum wage earning families face as morgan s. This show is done by filmmaker morgan spurlock the guy that did supersize me and it puts one person in another persons shoes for 30 days. Life on an indian reservation intercontinental cry.
Fx has announced a tuesday, june 3, premiere date for season 3 of 30 days. In each episode, spurlock, or some other person or group of. A few days into his grand experiment of eating all mcdonalds, all the time, for 30 days straight, the new york filmmaker morgan spurlock started complaining of headaches and other unpleasant. In this episode spurlock decides to serve time in jail for 30 days. The resulting documentary earned him an academy award nomination and broke boxoffice records worldwide. Jun 15, 2005 30 days is a documentary based television program hosted by morgan spurlock. Originally from the hills of west virginia, morgan has a close connection to the coal industry, and decides to spend 30 days living and working with the miners of the double bonus coal company.
In this epdisode, spurlock and his fiancee spend 30 days living on minimum wage. With morgan spurlock, frank maharajh, chris jobin, ravi ranjan. In june 20, spurlock became host and producer of the cnn show morgan spurlock inside man 202016. Among the switches are an avid hunter who shares quarters with an official of people for the ethical treatment of animals peta, an. With morgan spurlock, daryl isaacs, chemeeka walker, dania aburmaileh. Though it was as highconcept as any realitytv show, morgan spurlock s 2004 film super size me was something else entirely. She believed she was raped i felt i have said things and had behavioral missteps that are just as. It follows individuals as they try 30 days in someone elses shoes. In each episode, spurlock, or some other person or group of people, spend 30 days immersing.
After a man loses his job to outsourcing, he travels to. In an era where the microphone is given to those who shout the loudest and most polarizing messages, morgan spurlock and his cast of cultural crusaders and average joesjanes explore some of the most contentious issues being debated in the us. Growing up in the us, the documentarian morgan spurlock wasnt any different from most americans and canadians. In each episode, spurlock, or some other person or group of people, spend 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are unfamiliar e. Minimum wage paper 30 days minimum wage is a movie about.
Nov 25, 2016 morgan spurlock getty you would be forgiven for thinking morgan spurlock would be put off fast food for life after eating nothing but mcdonalds for 30 days in a landmark documentary. Cutler, morgan spurlock, jonathan chinn, benjamin silverman, h. An unscripted, documentarystyle program where an individual is inserted into a lifestyle that is completely different from his or her upbringing, beliefs, religion or profession for 30 days. Morgan spurlock, director and star of the critically acclaimed documentary supersize me, brings his investigative filmmaking to television, asking an ordinary american or two to step out of their comfort zone and live in someone elses shoes for 30 days. These questions are thought provoking and the video should be. In the spirit of gonzo journalism, spurlock turned himself into a human guinea pig, subjecting himself to a 30 day orgy of mcdonalds meals. Description the show 30 days takes a look at different situations that creator morgan spurlock puts himself or other people in to show stories that common people might not know about. While examining the influence of the fast food industry, morgan spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely mcdonalds food for one month. Morgan spurlock admits history of sexual abuse of women. And his series 30 days extends this same cleareyed and intelligent investigation to a different subject each episode. Morgan spurlock spends 30 days in a coal mine popular. In several places in his latest book dont eat this book. Unfortunately, chris lost his lost his job to a computer programing company in india.
Hold on to your hardhats, because morgan spurlock is back with another round of lifechanging stories on the fx documentary show 30 days beginning june 3. Twelve thought provoking questions about morgan spurlocks 30 days episode where. Outsourcing is used as a supplemental video that is utilized during the source of outsourcing lesson if there is enough time. Aug 02, 2006 i have been trying desperately to find email address forthis coalition against illegal immigration. The film offered a humorous and engaging takedown of fast food.
Director morgan spurlock takes a hilarious and often terrifying look at the effects of fast food on the human body. He was the executive producer and star of the reality television series 30 days 20052008. His first film, super size me, premiered at the sundance film festival in 2004, winning best. Morgan spurlock recalls accuser from his college days.
His super size me was a landmark documentary, exposing a corporate giants avoidance of the truth about its products. He is a prolific writer, director, producer, and human guinea pig. Morgan spurlock, 30 days, illegal immigration and rave. Supersize me director morgan spurlock on wednesday admitted to a history of sexual misconduct that reaches back to his college days. Most of us nutrition aficionados recall morgan spurlock s landmark 2004 documentary, super size me. Jun 15, 2005 new york based writer, director and producer. Morgan spurlocks 2006 documentary 30 days invites viewers to critically think. This time around, series more this time around, series creatorhost morgan spurlock will toil at a coal mine and. In this documentary, morgan recruits a former american computer programer, chris. David stacy is a west virginian christian that is moved to dearborn, michigan to live for 30 days in a large muslim community.
In the thirdseason finale, hostcreator morgan spurlock explores native american culture as he spends 30 days on a navajo reservation in new mexico. Morgan spurlock talks about which story moved him the most, how they find participants, what he considers to be a successful 30 days, and more. His new effort is a sixpart tv series called 30 days thats more ambitious, less exaggerated and quite winning. Indeed, spurlock gained weight, scared his doctors when his liver went south. In it, spurlock eats mcdonalds food for 30 days straight. Heres a parody of spurlock s super size me thats fairly clever the odd thing is, spurlock has already desended into selfparody, and made a straightfaced tv show based on the same premise. The episode was of course complete with the usual anticapitalist jabs at the marketing and advertising. Morgan spurlock says 30 days episode is the best hour of.
Morgan spurlock makes documentary film and tv that is personal, political and, above all, deeply empathetic. Jun 03, 2008 30 days, the fx reality series inspired by morgan spurlocks documentary super size me, returns tonight for its third season at 10 p. He is also the cofounder of shortfilm content marketing company cinelan, which produced the focus forward campaign for ge. Morgan spurlock and his fiancee spend 30 days in a poor neighborhood of columbus, ohio. Morgan spurlock gears up for another 30 days tv guide. Morgan spurlock getty you would be forgiven for thinking morgan spurlock would be put off fast food for life after eating nothing but mcdonalds for 30 days in. In this particular episode, an antiimmigration, borderpatr. Morgan spurlock and his fianc ee, alex, leave their fabulous new york lifestyles behind for the heart of the midwest, columbus, ohio. Last night was the season premiere and morgan decided to work 30 days as a coal miner. And so, for the season finale of his television series 30 days, morgan decided to leave. Oh, on june 2nd, the show premieres june 3rd on fx network at 10. Jun 29, 2005 with morgan spurlock, david stacy, aileen stacy, shamael haque.