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Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2 (2014)

Get Your JUICE ON!

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Kurt Engfehr

Synopsis

Joe Cross took viewers on his journey from overweight and sick to healthy and fit via a 60-day juice fast in the award-winning Fat Sick and Nearly Dead. With Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2, he looks at keeping healthy habits long-term.

Actors

Joe Cross
Joe Cross
Himself

Crews

Kurt Engfehr
Kurt Engfehr
Director
Joe Cross
Joe Cross
Writer
Sean Frechette
Sean Frechette
Writer
Kurt Engfehr
Kurt Engfehr
Writer

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