FAST FOOD NATION: 20TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING WITH RICHARD LINKLATER AND ERIC SCHLOSSER IN PERSON

Directed by Richard Linklater

2006 / 116min / DCP

. With Greg Kinnear, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Wilmer Valderrama, Ashley Johnson, Bruce Willis, Ethan Hawke. Twenty years on, Richard Linklater’s sprawling, multilayered inquiry into capitalism’s effect on American life is more relevant than ever. It was never just about the meat: inspired by Upton Sinclair’s classic muckraker The Jungle, Linklater and Eric Schlosser, adapting his own revelatory best-seller, construct a film about the ever-widening ripples of our monopolized corporate culture and its impact on the individual, from the exploited immigrant laborer (Moreno, Valderrama) to the hapless tentative whistle blower (Kinnear) to the low-wage teen turned wannabe activist (Johnson). All are united—or vertically integrated—in their association with the Mickey’s hamburger chain, a fast-food behemoth modeled on you–know–who. Unceremoniously released and underappreciated, Fast Food Nation remains one of the most clear-eyed American films about our complicity in a sociopolitical machine that’s only gotten stronger. Followed by a discussion with Linklater and Schlosser. Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth (ages 3–17) / discounted for MoMI members ($7–$11). There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.