Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead |
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| Directed by | Joe Cross Kurt Engfehr |
| Produced by | Stacey Offman |
| Written by | Joe Cross Robert Mac |
| Starring | Joe Cross Joel Fuhrman Phil Staples |
| Music by | M. E. Manning |
| Cinematography | Rick López Max Polley Jamie Rosenberg |
| Editing by | Alison Amron Christopher Seward |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
| Release date(s) | April 16, 2010 (Sonoma International Film Festival) April 1, 2011 (United States) |
| 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.
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. Cross and Robert Mac, co-creators of the film, both serve on the Nutrition Research Foundation's Advisory Board. 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. 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. A sequel to the first film, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead 2, was released in 2014.
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.
See also
In Spanish: Gordo, enfermo y casi muerto para niños
