Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead (2010)
FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health.
100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn't end well— with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn't far behind. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health.
- Date of release
- 2010-04-16
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (132)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Joe Cross, Kurt Engfehr
- Collection
- Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead
Casting
- Joe Cross — Joe Cross
- Phil Riverstone — Phil Riverstone
- Amy Badberg — Amy Badberg
- Merv Cross — Merv Cross
- Virginia Cross — Virginia Cross
Interesting facts
Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is a 2010 American documentary film which follows the 60-day journey of Australian Joe Cross across the United States as he follows a juice fast to regain his health under the care of Joel Fuhrman, Nutrition Research Foundation's Director of Research. Many health claims made regarding juice cleansing are not supported by scientific evidence.
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