Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead explained
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead |
Director: | Joe Cross Kurt Engfehr |
Producer: | Stacey Offman |
Starring: | Joe Cross Joel Fuhrman Phil Staples |
Music: | M. E. Manning |
Cinematography: | Rick López Max Polley Jamie Rosenberg |
Editing: | Alison Amron Christopher Seward |
Distributor: | Gravitas Ventures |
Runtime: | 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]
Summary
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]
Awards
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]
Critical reception
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]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Nutrition Research Foundation: Scientific and Research Boards – Joel Fuhrman, M.D., Director of Research. Nutritional Research Foundation.
- Web site: 2015-05-31 . Joe Cross - Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead . 2022-05-01 . London Real . en-US.
- Web site: Nutrition Research Foundation: Advisory Board – RJoe Cross. Nutritional Research Foundation.
- Web site: Nutrition Research Foundation: Advisory Board – Robert Mac. Nutritional Research Foundation.
- Web site: Wellness: Juice is the Word . 5280 . Rachel Sturtz . November 23, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130213121152/http://www.5280.com/blogs/2012/11/23/wellness-juice-word . 2013-02-13 .
- Web site: Official press release. Reboot Media.
- Web site: "Half my calories come from plants" weight loss tips. . Charlotte McDonagh . January 2, 2015.
- News: Nothing But Juice: Sheldon man drops 95 pounds during documented 61-day fast. The Sheldon Mail-Sun. 137. 16. September 3, 2008. Derrick Vander Waal.
- Web site: Joe Cross interviewed on CBS "Virginia This Morning". https://archive.today/20130128062531/http://www.latimes.com/videogallery/64783723/Community/Fat-Sick-Nearly-Dead-Screening. dead. 2013-01-28. Los Angeles Times.
- Web site: One man's journey and determination to becoming healthy. . Sidney Fussell . May 3, 2016.
- News: Paul. Graham. Being Vegan – Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead 2. Las Vegas Informer. September 21, 2014.
- Web site: "Fat, Sick and Nearly dead 2" – promote juicing . . Amy Cooper . February 14, 2015.
- Web site: Reporter's friend takes on juicing and tell all. . Maggie Bowers . March 9, 2016.
- Web site: 2010 Award Winners. Sonoma International Film Festival. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150214034106/http://www.sonomafilmfest.org/2010-award-winners.html. 2015-02-14.
- Web site: Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead (2011). Rotten Tomatoes. March 22, 2023.
- Web site: Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. Metacritic. 2012-10-10.
- News: Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead: Movie Review. Frank Scheck. 2011-03-31. The Hollywood Reporter. 7 September 2014.
- News: A Road-Trip Diet. Jeanette Catsoulis. March 31, 2011. The New York Times. 21 November 2014.
- Web site: Kamila . Avery Yale . 2011-04-27 . Natural Foodie: Film documents life-changing impact of juicing . 2022-05-01 . Press Herald.