Food, Inc.

Name: Food, Inc.
Director: Robert Kenner
Released: 2008
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, Richard Lobb, Vince Edwards, Carole Morison

2008 · 94 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 52,742 VOTES · DIR. Robert Kenner

Overview

Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,567 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:44 Michael Pollan: The way we eat has changed more in the last 50 years

00:05:34 So they fired all their carhops

00:09:09 because they see that we have achieved tremendous economies.

00:14:25 and can't take 'em.

00:19:18 The reason our government's promoting corn--

00:23:14 And it's--

00:26:43 22 million pounds.

00:30:40 and then give him that.

00:34:24 In the past year alone, there have been

00:39:00 - five rodeo cheeseburgers... - Woman: Five rodeos. Okay.

00:42:15 We're eating hundreds of pounds of the stuff a year.

00:46:26 I mean the cow is-- she's fertilizing.

00:50:17 that humans can foist on that critter

00:54:31 again and again and again.

00:58:56 So yeah.

01:02:38 but you don't have any idea that it's Kraft.

01:05:56 'cause who knows a farmer anymore?

01:10:45 Maybe. I'm not aware of--

01:14:39 fighting the battle, pretrial.

01:18:18 These cloned animals are

01:21:28 I can say that, yeah. I can see the end in sight.

01:25:06 So what we're seeing is

01:28:11 if we had fewer people going

40:00:00 of diesel fuel a year.

Cast & Characters

Michael Pollan Self - Author, 'The Omnivore's Dilemma' Eric Schlosser Self - Author, 'Fast Food Nation' Richard Lobb Self - National Chicken Council Vince Edwards Self - Tyson Grower Carole Morison Self - Perdue Grower Troy Roush Self - Vice President, American Corn Growers Association Larry Johnson Self - Center for Crops Utilization Research, Iowa State University Allen Trenkle Self - Ruminant Nutrition Expert, Iowa State University Barbara Kowalcyk Self - Food Safety Advocate Patricia Buck Self - Food Safety Advocate, Barbara's Mom

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,567

Dialogue density16.7 lines / min

First line00:00:44

Final line40:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRobert Kenner

LanguageEnglish

Budget$1,000,000

Revenue$4,606,199

IMDb votes52,742