A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations
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- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaThe city of Altoona, Pennsylvania was paid to change its name to Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, PA for 90 days. The money went to the city's Police Department budget. The connection to the movie and the city is from a local convenience store chain (Sheetz) from Altoona appears in the movie as one of Morgan Spurlock's sponsors for the film.
- Quotes
Morgan Spurlock: Is there such a thing as truth in advertising?
- Crazy creditsDuring the end credits, their is a phone conversation between Morgan Spurlock and an artist discussing how he will be the "only person with a photo in the end credits"....and he is.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Maltin on Movies: Water for Elephants (2011)
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Written by Matt Johnson (as Matthew Johnson) and Kim Schifino (as Kimberly Schifino)
Performed by Matt & Kim
Courtesy of Matt & Kim Inc. under exclusive license to Fader Label
Featured review
Director Morgan Spurlock analyzes the world of product placement and advertising in film, transportation, and cities, but in an ironic twist, needs sponsors of his own to finance the film.
He's very gleeful in giving the film a quirky, humorous tone (Especially commercials for his sponsors that randomly interject every now and then), but I think he was so focused on the humor of his film, he didn't properly tune his information.
The facts come fast and furious, and are very dense in explanation. Spurlock adds a seemingly endless trail of self references and humor, when he should be drawing more focus on his points within the film. And on top of that, none of it is really all that enlightening.
Hopefully I find better documentaries this year, because after an unusual high from last year, this year starts off not with a bang, but more of a whimper.
**1/2 out of ****
He's very gleeful in giving the film a quirky, humorous tone (Especially commercials for his sponsors that randomly interject every now and then), but I think he was so focused on the humor of his film, he didn't properly tune his information.
The facts come fast and furious, and are very dense in explanation. Spurlock adds a seemingly endless trail of self references and humor, when he should be drawing more focus on his points within the film. And on top of that, none of it is really all that enlightening.
Hopefully I find better documentaries this year, because after an unusual high from last year, this year starts off not with a bang, but more of a whimper.
**1/2 out of ****
- Ryan_MYeah
- Sep 21, 2011
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- Also known as
- POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
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- Budget
- $1,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $638,476
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $118,294
- Apr 24, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $698,249
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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