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Morgan Spurlock's Complicated Legacy
Morgan Spurlock Had
a Complicated Legacy
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May 24, 2024 2:13 PM CDT

Morgan Spurlock Had a Complicated Legacy

Filmmaker prompted a backlash against fast food, though a temporary one

(Newser) - The death of documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock from complications of cancer at age 53 has prompted some early assessments about his career and the impact he made. A look:
  • Spurlock "captured the zeitgeist" with Super Size Me in 2004, which grossed more than $22 million despite its $65,000
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Documentary Filmmaker Spurlock Dies at 53

He first gained fame with 'Super Size Me,' about the dangers of eating too much McDonald's food

(Newser) - Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who made food and American diets his life's work—famously eating only at McDonald's for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet—has died at age 53. Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to...

Morgan Spurlock Is Back, Dealing With 'Big Chicken' This Time

'Super Size Me 2' focuses on fast food and chicken processing

(Newser) - Last time out, documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock ate only fast food for a month. This time, he's the one dishing out the fried stuff, the AP reports. Spurlock has gone from being an avid Big Mac consumer in Super Size Me to serving his own fast-food chicken sandwiches in...

Morgan Spurlock Admits to Harassment, Rape Allegation

Director verbally harassed female assistant, was accused of rape in college

(Newser) - "If I'm going to truly represent myself as someone who has built a career on finding the truth, then it's time for me to be truthful as well," writes documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock alongside what TMZ calls "a shocking list of confessions." In a...

Movie Review Roundup: 'Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold' by Morgan Spurlock
 Critics Sold on 
 Greatest Movie 
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Apr 22, 2011 12:30 PM CDT

Critics Sold on Greatest Movie

Morgan Spurlock helms documentary on advertising

(Newser) - Morgan Spurlock, the guy behind Super Size Me, calls his latest documentary—an exploration of our ad-obsessed culture—The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. And critics seem to agree:
  • Spurlock “has this habit of making documentaries that come hidden in the Trojan horse of silly and then stab at your
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Altoona, Pennsylvania, Sells City Naming Rights to Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock and POM Wonderful for Advertising Documentary
Altoona Changes
Its Name to ...
Apr 14, 2011 3:58 PM CDT

Altoona Changes Its Name to ...

'POM Wonderful,' but for Only 60 Days as Part of Documentary Stunt

(Newser) - Altoona, Pennsylvania, is selling its naming rights to a filmmaker with an axe to grind. The city’s new name? “POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.” It's the title of Morgan Spurlock’s documentary—his most famous is Supersize Me—about America’s inescapable advertising, and...

Did Spurlock Find Osama?
Did Spurlock Find Osama?
Jan 24, 2008 4:55 PM CST

Did Spurlock Find Osama?

Well, no. But filmmaker says that's not the point anyway

(Newser) - When Morgan Spurlock, the maverick mind behind the hit 2004 documentary Super-Size Me, decided to make the film Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?, his initial goal was to find and capture the terrorist leader. But as the project evolved (and Osama remained too hard to locate), Spurlock...

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