Fast Food Nation

“There’s always been a little shit in the meat,” growls beef supplier Harry Rydell (Bruce Willis), chomping down on a hamburger. He’s gabbing with marketing suit Don Henderson (Greg Kinnear), an executive at fast food chain Mickey’s, who’s investigating claims that their flagship “Big One” burgers contain dangerously high levels of faecal matter. Licking his lips with smug satisfaction Rydell adds: “We’ve all gotta eat a little shit sometimes.” It’s a line that cuts to the heart of Richard Linklater’s Fast Food Nation, a scathing attack on corporate irresponsibility, illegal labour and the unhappy truth behind your Happy Meal. If we are what we eat, Linklater argues, we should be really worried.

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