I am usually quite "up" on stuff like this (heck, it is one reason I am currently reading this classic novel... btw, almost wrapped up!)...
Having recently finished reading "Fast Food Nation", I had absolutely no idea it was going to be turned into a major motion picture coming this fall...
Curiously enough, it is not a documentary... they are fictionalizing it.
I checked out the trailer and it appears Greg Kinnear is portraying author Eric Schlosser... though according to the film's listing on IMDb his "character" is Don Henderson... and the fast-food restaurant featured is called "Mickey's." The trailer (available on the movie's official website) does seem to cover most of the topics in the book... interesting! This may just drag me back to the movie theater!
I read it a while ago but didn't know it was going to be turned to a movie either. W&C is *the* place to find out these new things! Thanks Ed!
Posted by: Beth K | Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 11:57 AM
Fast Food Nation is an impactful movie indeed... just today i passed up a sausage mcmuffin because of it. It's obviously worth passing up fast food for more than health reasons.
Posted by: patrick | Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 10:17 AM