The Greatest Movie Ever Sold


1h 30m 2011

Brief Synopsis

From the billboards in Times Square to the barren streets of São Paulo, documentarian Morgan Spurlock shines a light on the world of product placement, marketing and advertising through his new film, fully financed by the very product placement the movie explores on screen. Spurlock unmasks the mar

Film Details

Also Known As
Greatest Movie Ever Sold, The, POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Documentary
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Curious Pictures ; Sixteen19
Distribution Company
MONGREL MEDIA/M+TROPOLE FILMS DISTRIBUTION/SONY PICTURES CLASSICS; Fidalgo ; Golden Village ; Mongrel Media ; Mongrel Media ; Métropole Films Distribution ; Métropole Films Distribution ; Nonstop Entertainment (Nse) ; Sena ; Sony Pictures Classics ; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ; The Works

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

From the billboards in Times Square to the barren streets of São Paulo, documentarian Morgan Spurlock shines a light on the world of product placement, marketing and advertising through his new film, fully financed by the very product placement the movie explores on screen. Spurlock unmasks the marketing process, bringing audiences directly into the pitch meetings and marketing presentations which inform our everyday entertainment decisions.

Crew

Marian Abbruzzese

Cgi Artist

Cory Alderman

Cgi Artist

Rodrigo Arijon

Other

Alexandra Ashton

Consulting Producer

Max Baumgarten

Researcher

Michelle Blumenschine

Production Manager

Brian Boyd

Colorist

Keith Calder

Producer

Cole Chamberlain

Boom Operator

Helen Chang

Animation Supervisor

Jeremy Chilnick

Producer

Jeremy Chilnick

Screenplay

Marrian Cho

Editor

Leslie Chung

Cgi Artist

Mark Corotan

Cgi Artist

Kaitlin Cunniff

Assistant

Abe Dolinger

Sound Recordist

Rusty Dunn

Sound Effects Editor

Timothy Dutton

Sound Recordist

David Ellis

Steadicam Operator

Brian Fish

Sound Department

Kaitlyn Fox

Film Lab

Stefania Gallico

Cgi Artist

David Garrett

Camera

Luke Geissbuhler

Camera

Ethan Goldberger

Sound Recordist

Lewis Goldstein

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lewis Goldstein

Supervising Sound Editor

Matt Goodman

Camera

Paul Graff

Sound Recordist

Billy Green

Camera

Dennis Haggerty

Sound Recordist

David Hammett

Camera

Steven Hannigan

Cgi Artist

Caleb Heinenman

Sound Recordist

Elyssa Hess

Associate Producer

Eliza Hindmarch

Consulting Producer

Patrick Hosmer

Cgi Artist

Abbie Hurewitz

Producer

Abbie Hurewitz

Producer

Brian Nils Johnson

Assistant Editor

Jennifer Jones

Assistant

Erika Knowles

Researcher

Lewis Kofsky

Animation Supervisor

Dan Korintus

Adr/Dialogue Editor

David Laks

Liaison

Zach Lapidus

Visual Effects Editor

Jermaine Love

Camera

Thomas Lynch

Cgi Artist

Christian Mack

Camera

Daniel Marracino

Cinematographer

John Martin

Camera

Michele Matt

Cgi Artist

Jonathan Mchugh

Music Supervisor

Jonathan Mchugh

Coproducer

Tim Metzger

Camera

Steve Micaleff

Sound Recordist

Jess Mireau

Cgi Artist

Annie Moore

Animation Supervisor

Emmanuel Moran

Production Secretary

Thomas Panayiotov

Cgi Artist

Joseph Perno

Cgi Artist

Nelly Petit

Liaison

Lucas Cyril Plouviez

Sound Recordist

Olga Povarchuk

Cgi Artist

Kira Randolph

Assistant

Brian Reali

Film Lab

Chris Ripper

Sound Recordist

Scott Ripper

Camera

Tom Ryan

Adr Editor

Anthony R Santoro

Cg Supervisor

Sara Schweizer

Production Secretary

George Simpson

Sound Recordist

Alex Soto

Assistant Sound Editor

Craig Spurlock

Researcher

Morgan Spurlock

Producer

Morgan Spurlock

Screenplay

Jon Spurney

Music Composer

Wen-hsuan Tseng

Sound Department

Thomas M Vogt

Editor

Tom Vogt

Editor

Joshua Wanatik

Other

Sebastian Weinberg

Associate Producer

Steve Weiss

Sound Recordist

Jessica Wu

Producer

Jonathan Zalben

Music Supervisor

Film Details

Also Known As
Greatest Movie Ever Sold, The, POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Documentary
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Curious Pictures ; Sixteen19
Distribution Company
MONGREL MEDIA/M+TROPOLE FILMS DISTRIBUTION/SONY PICTURES CLASSICS; Fidalgo ; Golden Village ; Mongrel Media ; Mongrel Media ; Métropole Films Distribution ; Métropole Films Distribution ; Nonstop Entertainment (Nse) ; Sena ; Sony Pictures Classics ; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ; The Works

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States Spring April 22, 2011

Released in United States on Video August 23, 2011

Limited Release in United States Spring April 22, 2011

Released in United States on Video August 23, 2011

Released in United States 2011 (Documentary Premieres)

Released in United States 2011

Released in United States 2011 (Festival Favorites)