Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!

Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!
TIFF screening poster
Directed by Morgan Spurlock
Produced by
Written by
  • Morgan Spurlock
  • Jeremy Chilnick
Starring Morgan Spurlock
Music by
  • Jeff Meegan
  • David Tobin
Cinematography David Vlasits
Edited by Pierre Takal
Production
company
Release date
  • September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time
 93 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Morgan Spurlock. A sequel to the 2004 film Super Size Me, it explores the ways in which the fast food industry has rebranded itself as healthier since his original film through the process of Spurlock working to open his own fast food restaurant, thus exposing some of the ways in which that rebranding is more perception than reality.[1]

At the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, where it premiered on September 8, 2017, the film was second runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Documentaries.[2][1] Following its premiere, YouTube announced they had purchased distribution rights to the film to stream on YouTube Red for $3.5 million.[3] In December 2017, YouTube Red dropped the film after Spurlock admitted to previous instances of sexual misconduct and harassment.[4] The production company Warrior Poets also announced that the film is being pulled from the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[4]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 56%, based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Toronto Film Review: ‘Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!’". Variety, September 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Toronto: 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' Captures Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ "YouTube Red Closes $3.5M Deal For Morgan Spurlock's Toronto Docu 'Super Size Me 2'". Deadline Hollywood. September 22, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Natalie Jarvey, Mia Galuppo (December 15, 2017). "YouTube Red Drops Morgan Spurlock's 'Super Size Me' Sequel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved September 25, 2017.


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