US Edition‘Super Size Me’ filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dies from cancer at 53
- Morgan Spurlock, the Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker behind "Super Size Me," passed away at 53 due to cancer complications.
- Spurlock's film showcased his 30-day McDonald's diet, resulting in 25-pound weight gain, depression, and liver issues.
- During the experiment, Spurlock reduced exercise to mirror typical American habits.
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Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, known for his documentary Super Size Me, has died at age 53. Cause of death was cancer. His family confirmed. Spurlock became a worldwide sensation in 2004 when he presented at the Sundance Film Festival the film Super Size Me, winning first the Grand Jury Prize and then becoming a commercial sensation - the documentary cost a few tens of thousands of dollars and grossed $22 million - and also a provocative theme and s…
‘Super Size Me’ filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dies at 53
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous works skewered America’s food industry and who notably ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53.
American director Morgan Spurlock, who rose to prominence with his documentary about McDonald's “Super Size Me” in 2004, has died at the age of 53 from complications of cancer, his family announced in a statement on Friday....
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