Morgan Spurlock, the documentary filmmaker behind the Oscar-nominated 2004 film “Super Size Me,” died Thursday due to complications of cancer. He was 53.
In “Super Size Me,” Spurlock spent 30 days only eating McDonald’s meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner; as the title suggests, he also had to “super-size” his meal if the cashier offered. At the end of the month-long experiment, Spurlock claimed he gained 25 pounds and was experiencing liver dysfunction. While the film was a box office success —it grossed $22 million at the global box office — its accuracy has been questioned in the two decades since its release.
