Fast Food Nation Page #6

- Beg your pardon?

Yeah, what's really goin' on out there-

with the meat?

You're supposed to be

our conduit to that place.

- They didn't give you the tour?

- Yeah. Yeah.

Who took you through there?

Uh, Terry?

- Oh, boy.

- No, no, no.

He was- Listen, he was great.

He was fine.

I just-

I've been talkin'

to a lot of people around town...

and I've been hearing

some bad things about that plant.

You know, things

they don't show you on the tour.

Sounds like they might be running

the production line too fast, you know?

- Hmm.

- People are gettin' hurt out there every day.

They're gettin' cut up.

One guy lost his entire arm.

These poor Mexicans,

they come over here...

and U.M.P. treats 'em like sh*t.

And the meat-

I gotta tell you somethin'.

Harry, the meat is filthy.

Do you know they got untrained people

workin' at the gut table?

- Really? The gut table?

- Yeah. I mean-

- Harry, there's sh*t in our meat.

- Harry.

- Hi.

- Hey.

- I heard you were here today.

- How are you doin', huh?

- Ah, can't complain.

- Good. Lisa, I want you to meet Don Anderson.

- He just came to the company from CNN.

- ESPN actually.

- Don is the inventor of the Big One.

- Really?

No. My team came up with the name.

You're just being humble.

It was pure genius, Don.

- It's a good name for a burger, isn't it?

- It sure is.

It's very nice to meet you.

Can I get you another Fat Tire?

I would love another Fat Tire.

You want a beer, Don?

- No, thanks.

- Just one.

- All right.

- Just one. All right.

Mmm!

You know...

I think there might be a little bit of sh*t

right here in this meat.

Just a teeny little bit.

Microscopic.

Your tests say that the meat

we're getting from U.M.P. is clean.

It's not. I've seen independent tests

that say that it's not.

There's always been

a little sh*t in the meat.

You've probably been

eatin' it your whole life.

Yeah? Well, I prefer not to, Harry.

Well, I don't know

who you been talkin' to, Don...

but there is absolutely nothing illegal

goin' on here, okay?

Meat is supposed to be cooked.

And the grills at Mickeys

are calibrated carefully...

to make sure it kills every little bit

of the bad stuff that's in there.

- That might be kinda tough

to explain to our customers.

- Explain what?

Listen, there is cow sh*t in our meat

because we're running the line too fast.

Just cook it.

That's all you need to do.

You see? That's one of the things

that's just buggin' me about this country.

Really buggin' me.

Americans have become

these-these great big fraidy cats.

Afraid of everything.

Everything's gotta be sterile and germfree.

Well, everybody needs to grow up.

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