Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation is a 2006 American/British drama film directed by Richard Linklater. The screenplay by Linklater and Eric Schlosser; the film is loosely based on Schlosser's bestselling 2001 non-fiction book Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. At the core of the ensemble drama is Don Anderson (Greg Kinnear), the Marketing Director for the hamburger chain Mickey's (a parody of McDonald's and Burger King), who helped develop ... more

Fast Food Nation is a 2006 American/British drama film directed by Richard Linklater. The screenplay by Linklater and Eric Schlosser; the film is loosely based on Schlosser's bestselling 2001 non-fiction book Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. At the core of the ensemble drama is Don Anderson (Greg Kinnear), the Marketing Director for the hamburger chain Mickey's (a parody of McDonald's and Burger King), who helped develop the "Big One," (a parody of the Big Mac and the Whopper, popular menu items from McDonald's and Burger King respectively) its most popular menu item. When he learns that independent research has discovered the considerable presence of fecal matter in the meat, he travels to the fictitious town of Cody, Colorado to verify if the local slaughterhouse, the main supplier for Mickey's, is guilty of sloppy production techniques. Don's tour of the processing plant shows him only the pristine work areas and most efficient procedures, but those with... less