Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead | |
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Directed by | Joe Cross Kurt Engfehr |
Written by | Joe Cross Robert Mac |
Produced by | Stacey Offman |
Starring | Joe Cross Joel Fuhrman Phil Staples |
Cinematography |
Rick López Max Polley Jamie Rosenberg |
Edited by | Alison Amron Christopher Seward |
Music by | M. E. Manning |
Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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. [1]
The feature-length film follows Cross, who was depressed, weighed 310 lbs, suffered from a serious autoimmune disease, and was on steroids at the start of the film, as he embarks on a juice fast. [2] Cross and Robert Mac, co-creators of the film, both serve on the Nutrition Research Foundation's Advisory Board. [3] [4] Following his fast and the adoption of a plant-based diet, Cross states in a press release that he lost 100 pounds and discontinued all medications. [5] [6] [7] During his road-trip Cross meets Phil Staples, a morbidly obese truck driver from Sheldon, Iowa, in a truck stop in Arizona and inspires him to try juice fasting. [8] [9] [10] A sequel to the first film, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead 2, was released in 2014. [11] [12] [13]
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead won the Turning Point Award and shared the Audience Choice Award – Documentary Film at the 2010 Sonoma International Film Festival. [14]
The film has received mixed reviews with review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes giving it a rating of 69% "fresh" [15] and Metacritic having an average score of 45 out of 100, based on 5 reviews. [16] The Hollywood Reporter called it an "infomercial passing itself off a documentary". [17] The New York Times stated that the film is "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". [18] Journalist Avery Yale Kamila reviewed the film in 2011, reporting Cross planned to continue avoiding junk food and "eating a diet centered around whole food." She reported Cross had created an online community called Reboot Your Life. [19]
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead | |
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Directed by | Joe Cross Kurt Engfehr |
Written by | Joe Cross Robert Mac |
Produced by | Stacey Offman |
Starring | Joe Cross Joel Fuhrman Phil Staples |
Cinematography |
Rick López Max Polley Jamie Rosenberg |
Edited by | Alison Amron Christopher Seward |
Music by | M. E. Manning |
Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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. [1]
The feature-length film follows Cross, who was depressed, weighed 310 lbs, suffered from a serious autoimmune disease, and was on steroids at the start of the film, as he embarks on a juice fast. [2] Cross and Robert Mac, co-creators of the film, both serve on the Nutrition Research Foundation's Advisory Board. [3] [4] Following his fast and the adoption of a plant-based diet, Cross states in a press release that he lost 100 pounds and discontinued all medications. [5] [6] [7] During his road-trip Cross meets Phil Staples, a morbidly obese truck driver from Sheldon, Iowa, in a truck stop in Arizona and inspires him to try juice fasting. [8] [9] [10] A sequel to the first film, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead 2, was released in 2014. [11] [12] [13]
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead won the Turning Point Award and shared the Audience Choice Award – Documentary Film at the 2010 Sonoma International Film Festival. [14]
The film has received mixed reviews with review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes giving it a rating of 69% "fresh" [15] and Metacritic having an average score of 45 out of 100, based on 5 reviews. [16] The Hollywood Reporter called it an "infomercial passing itself off a documentary". [17] The New York Times stated that the film is "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". [18] Journalist Avery Yale Kamila reviewed the film in 2011, reporting Cross planned to continue avoiding junk food and "eating a diet centered around whole food." She reported Cross had created an online community called Reboot Your Life. [19]