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Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead

FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health while traveling across US, juicer in tow, and inspiring others to do the same.

Starring: Joe Cross
Directed by: Joe Cross, Kurt Engfehr
Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes
Release year: 2011
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Synopsis: FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health while traveling across US, juicer in tow, and inspiring others to do the same.

Starring: Joe Cross

Directed by: Joe Cross, Kurt Engfehr

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes

Captions and Subtitles: Details

Release year: 2011

Studio: Warner Bros.

ASIN: B004V4ASGC

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Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)

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447 of 458 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Got my attention June 5, 2011

By S. Young

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I was so inspired after watching this movie I pulled my juicer out of the closet and I'm heading to Whole Foods today to pick up some good veggies and fruits. OK, I'm not overweight by hundreds of pounds or much less even fifty but I constantly battle with my weight going up and down 20-30 pounds. When I lose the weight I always feel so great but inevitably real life sets in and I find myself reaching for the wrong foods. Just to watch the weight loss of these two guys, Joe who made the documentary and Phil whom Joe met on his path across America during his 60 day juice fast, and seeing their life transform was amazing. Of course I realize that a juice fast may take the weight off and then after the fact I am left with the daily choices again but I really need to make a change for good this time because when the weight creeps up so does my blood pressure and I do not want to end up on medication.
So I am trying the 10 day fast and at the same time I am going to overhaul just how I eat in general. I already know I can lose weight with lowering my carb intake so I am going to combine that with working some raw foods into my daily living after I do the fast. I will report back in about two weeks.

UPDATE! This is one week after I started and as Joe says in the movie: "Hang on to your pineapples", LOL! I lost 9 pounds so far! Woohoo! First I want to point out that I know to be cautious of rapid weight loss. I also want to point out that I found the Reboot site after going to the movie's website and they give you instructions on how to do the diet. They have different diets and after you answer a few short questions it tells you which program may be best for you. I opted for the entry which is not juice only but you also eat raw veggies and fruit and they have recipes.... Read more ›

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347 of 362 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Saving Our Lives April 9, 2011

By Don Schwartz

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Joe Cross, our hero in "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead", an inspiring documentary, is both overweight and has a serious medical problem to boot --- an auto-immune disease that requires 15 milligrams a day of Prednisone. That dosage guarantees long-term adverse side effects.

Although his physical challenges are serious, if not dire, Cross is a successful businessman. Facing progressive deterioration of his health, he decides to aggressively address his compromised vitality, and has the financial wherewithal to do so. Cross leaves his Australian home and business for the United States --- his "home away from home" --- and goes on a physician-supervised 2-month juice fast. He spends 30 days in New York City, and the second 30 days travelling by road from East to West.

Along the way he talks to people everywhere he goes, promoting the virtues of juice fasting. Two of the folks he meets are moved to join him. The first, a woman who suffers from migraines also suffers the juice fast, but finds non-pharmaceutical relief from her debilitating attacks and integrates juicing raw fruits and vegetables into her life. The second is Phil, a truck driver Cross meets at a truck stop. This is the first person Cross has met in his life who shares his precise diagnosis. Phil, who weighs over 300 pounds, initially refuses Cross' help, and that's that.

About 50 minutes into the film Joe Cross is all better. He's back home and back at work in Australia, living his newly-minted lifestyle, off of Prednisone. Wait! I'm confused. It's too soon in this movie for our hero to have banished his adversary. Aha! Cross listens to his U.S.-based message service and hears a message from Phil. Help!

I gotta tell you, this is story-telling at its finest.... Read more ›

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184 of 195 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fantastic story December 9, 2010

By Brian C.

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I was fortunate enough to be at the premiere screening at the Sonoma Film Festival this year.
The film is about Joe Cross, a businessman from Australia who's health was absolutely in shambles. He had a rare autoimmune disease and was in regular pain and had to take multiple medications to counteract the symptoms. He finally decided enough time was already wasted on treating symptoms and he wanted to treat the cause. He decided to take a 60 day tour of the US (30 in NYC and 30 spread throughout the rest of the country) to reboot his body and immune system with nothing but raw vegetables in juice form.
Joe's story alone was moving enough, but in Arizona Joe met Phil, a truck driver with the same autoimmune disease and even heaver than Joe had ever been. This is really the point where the story took a fantastic turn. Joe realized this film isn't just about him becoming healthy, its about educating people to how important simple nutrients are.
I highly recommend seeing this film. Even if you don't follow Joe's methods for juicing and rebooting, it still creates a great drive to be more conscious of the quality of fuel we put in our bodies every day.

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60 of 64 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring! December 8, 2010

By Shmay

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This film was life changing and inspiring. If Phil, the trucker can change his life for the better, I can too. The film became real to me when Phil became the center of attention. His experience and his brother's heart attack were very powerful. This is a must see.

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52 of 55 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Completely Inspirational and Funny! February 12, 2011

By Rebecca of Amazon HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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Joe Cross is from Australia, is extremely interesting (you have to love his accent) and is a total inspiration. When he decides to try juice fasting he is 310 lbs and suffering from a serious autoimmune disease. This is the story of how he cures himself by drinking only fruit and vegetable juices for sixty days.

This is the perfect video to watch if you want to learn how to lose a lot of weight in a short amount of time. It would also be excellent for anyone suffering from depression, sleep apnea, cancer or migraine headaches. If you have ever had a stroke or a heart attack the information in this movie might save your life.

While the story of Joe is incredible and he has the body to prove it, the story of Phil is also very inspirational. When I saw him running near the end of the movie and realized how much weight he lost I was close to tears.

What is also very entertaining throughout the movie are the people who are either totally honest about their situation or have willpower issues. These are people Joe and Phil meet and many of them are inspired to try the fasting process. One person, Phil's brother, actually has a heart attack during the filming of this movie and it is a true wake-up call.

If you need more motivation to get this movie also know that it has some incredibly funny moments. I literally laughed out loud numerous times. My husband who is watching it as I type is also laughing quite a bit. Immediately after I viewed this movie I told him he HAD to watch it. It is really that good.

Now the only thing I wish this movie had included was some juice recipes. I also didn't find any at the companion website. There is one that appears in a newspaper and if you hit pause you can write it down.... Read more ›

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