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Fat, sick, & nearly dead [videorecording (DVD)] / a Joe Cross film.

Reboot Media, 2011.

DVD 616.398 F252 Doc

Cross, Joe -- Travel -- United States.

Staples, Phil -- Health.

Overweight persons -- Australia -- Biography.

Overweight persons -- United States -- Biography.

Fruit juices -- Health aspects.

Vegetable juices -- Health aspects.

Reducing diets.

United States -- Description and travel.

Alternate title:

Fat, sick, and nearly dead [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)] /

1 videodisc (97 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 12 cm.

Special features: Director's audio commentary ; additional scenes & testimonals.

In English with optional Spanish subtitles.

Closed-captioned.

A Joe Cross film ; Reboot Media presents ; produced by Stacey Offman ; written and directed by Joe Cross, Kurt Engfehr.

Participants, Joe Cross, Phil Staples.

"100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope. Tipping the scales at 310 lbs, Joe saw a path laid out before him that wouldn't end well. Fat, Sick & 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 in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for 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 reclaiming his life, Phil begins his own epic journey to get well. What emerges is nothing short of amazing -- an inspiring tale of healing and human connection."--Container.

Best Documentary Feature: Iowa Independent Film Festival 2010.

Turning Point Award and Audience Choice Award, Documentary: Sonoma International Film Festival 2010.

Biographical documentary films.

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