Cover for the film Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead.

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead

1h 37m

NR

2011

Last Updated: 26 July 2021Published On: 27 December 2014

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead is the story of two men from different worlds who realize the only person who can save them is themselves.

Cover for the film Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead.

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead

1h 37m

NR

2011

Last Updated: 26 July 2021Published On: 27 December 2014

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead is the story of two men from different worlds who realize the only person who can save them is themselves.

Cover for the film Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead.

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead

1h 37m

NR

2011

Last Updated: 26 July 2021Published On: 27 December 2014

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead is the story of two men from different worlds who realize the only person who can save them is themselves.

NOTES FROM THE FILMMAKERS

Synopsis

100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids, and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn’t end well— with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn’t far behind. Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe’s personal mission to regain his health.

With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help long-term, Joe turns to the only option left, the body’s ability to heal itself. He trades in the junk food and hits the road with juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for the next 60 days. Across 3,000 miles Joe has one goal in mind: To get off his pills and achieve a balanced lifestyle.

While talking to more than 500 Americans about food, health, and longevity, it’s at a truck stop in Arizona where Joe meets a truck driver who suffers from the same rare condition. Phil Staples is morbidly obese weighing in at 429 lbs; a cheeseburger away from a heart attack. As Joe is recovering from his health, Phil begins his own epic journey to get well.

Part road trip, part self-help manifesto, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead defies the traditional documentary format to present an unconventional and uplifting story of two men from different worlds who each realize that the only person who can save them is themselves.

 

About the Filmmakers

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead was produced by Reboot Media and directed by Joe Cross and Kurt Engfehr. Find out more about the film at fatsickandnearlydead.com.

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