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

00:05:27 The McDonald brothers had a very successful drive-in

00:08:59 The chicken industry has really set a model

00:14:06 That's normal.

00:18:53 Roush: In the United States today

00:22:32 from where it's being grown to these CAFOs.

00:26:02 Woman: ConAgra, which recently recalled peanut butter

00:29:49 Had we known what was in store for us

00:33:43 I sense that there may be

00:37:18 But I just started working with ammonia

00:41:29 from the wheat, from the corn

00:45:06 Nobody's thinking about E. coli

00:48:57 all of the inefficiencies of the industrial system.

00:53:03 Man #3: You get people that can't afford

00:56:44 She is asking us questions, not you.

01:00:44 If we attempt to make perfect the enemy of the good

01:04:12 in our current economy.

01:08:05 (chuckles)

01:12:31 what do I do? What are my options?

01:15:56 They are, in effect, gaining control of food.

01:19:27 and now 78% of the processed food in the supermarket

01:22:54 in the last 10 years.

01:26:02 Man: Downer cows-- too ill or lame to walk--

01:29:08 If you want to buy $2 milk

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 line01:29:08

Production Record

DirectorRobert Kenner

LanguageEnglish

Budget$1,000,000

Revenue$4,606,199

IMDb votes52,742