Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation (2006)

Do you want lies with that?

A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food.

Date of release
2006-11-17
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (417)
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Richard Linklater

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Fast Food Nation
  • Filmed in: Mexico and Colorado
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Genesis Award

Fast Food Nation is a 2006 drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Linklater and Eric Schlosser. An international co-production of the United States and the United Kingdom, it is loosely based on Schlosser's 2001 non-fiction book.

Production

Author Eric Schlosser was concerned a documentary would water down the book to get television funding so when Jeremy Thomas approached him with the idea to make it a feature film instead they approached Linklater in Austin, Texas. Both Linklater and Schlosser admired the book Winesburg Ohio and used that story telling style as an approach for the film.

The film was shot on location in Austin and Houston, Texas, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as in Mexico. The meat packing plant was in Mexico as well.

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