Super Size Me: the film that sounded a fast-food alarm in America
The death of film-maker Morgan Spurlock leaves behind a documentary that pointed fingers at McDonalds with them later pointing at him as well
Super Size Me was a terrific cheeky stunt – small wonder Morgan Spurlock never matched it
In an era before social media, his wacky but issue-based fast-food documentary made a real impact on how the world eats
Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock dies aged 53
Spurlock won acclaim for a series of issue-based documentaries and TV shows, and made a 3D film about boyband One Direction
March 2024
The influencers who pivoted
‘I’d buy fish and hide it under kale’: the star vegan chef who developed a taste for liver
What happened when a vegan influencer started craving burgers?
June 2015
That Sugar Film review – Super Size Me-style documentary ends up toothless
Peppy visual effects and input from Hugh Jackman and Stephen Fry can’t elevate this glib and oversimplified film above high school teaching tool
December 2004
Super Size Me
Cert 12
August 2004
McDonald's fights back against hit film
McDonald's is so concerned about the film Super Size Me, which will be screened this weekend at the Edinburgh film festival, that it decided to mount an unconventional advertising campaign. . By Vikram Dodd.
July 2004
'Your liver is turning into pate'
This man ate nothing but McDonald's for a month - and the results were far from pretty. Oliver Burkeman meets cult movie-maker Morgan Spurlock.
