Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead
FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health.
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: October 11, 2011
- Originally Released: 2010
- Label: Passion River
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Kurt Engfehr | |
Screenwriting by | Kurt Engfehr | |
Director of Photography: | Daniel Marracino |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 1.5/4 --
Continues the bizarre tradition of documenting how superhero-like white foreigners with commanding accents come to America to revolutionize the way we eat.
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Slant Magazine
Rating: 3/4 --
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead makes it safe to eat your vegetables again.
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What Would Toto Watch?
Rating: 6/10 --
[Cross] tells us of his self-redemption and his explanation of the principles is mostly entertaining, though eventually repetitious. The case histories he presents are effective and even sometimes moving.
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Mark Leeper's Reviews
the heart warming clarion call for self-improvement that forms the core of Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead - which turns out to be one of the most inspiring documentaries about healthy living ever made - comes as something of a surprise.
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In Film Australia
Rating: 2/5 --
"Fat, Sick" may be no great shakes as a movie, but as an ad for Mr. Cross's wellness program its now-healthy heart is in the right place.
New York Times
Virtually every documentary cliché from the past decade finds its way into this account of director Joe Cross's weight-loss odyssey, a retread-reversal of Super Size Me right down to the cheesy animation.
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Village Voice
For all its aesthetic deficiencies and self-promotional aspects, it at least provides a valuable and important message.
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Hollywood Reporter
Product Description:
Overweight Australian filmmaker Joe Cross attempts to wrestle back control of his failing health during a cross-country trek in which he engages everyday Americans in discussions about food and obesity in this lighthearted documentary addressing a deadly serious subject. Clocking in at 310 pounds and pumped full of steroids to battle a debilitating autoimmune disorder, Cross realized that he would soon be dead if he didn't make some major lifestyle changes. But pharmaceuticals were only treating his symptoms, and no doctor seemed capable of providing the long-term care and support it would take to turn his life around. Desperate, Cross loads up his car with a juicer and a generator, and pledges to survive on nothing but fresh fruit and vegetable juice for 60 days. Not long after his journey begins, Cross quickly realizes that he's well on his way to ending his growing dependence on prescription drugs. His body has begun to heal itself, and as the process continues, Cross attempts to prove just how empowering it can be to take responsibility for our own health.
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- Sales Rank: 73,748
- UPC: 804879167693
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