If you’ve ever wondered how something that sounds like a late-night college bet (“I bet you can’t eat a McDonald’s ‘supersized’ meal three times a day for a month!”) turns into a blockbuster documentary, check out director-writer Mor­gan Spurlock next Thurs­day night at the University of North Texas.

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Morgan Spurlock, whose runaway hit Super Size Me found the writer-director pounding fast food to show viewers its true effects, will speak at the University of North Texas on Thursday, Nov. 13.

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Spurlock, who insists that fast food is fattening America in his 2004 runaway hit Super Size Me, will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Silver Eagle Suite. Since becoming a sought-after director, Spurlock launched 30 Days, a documentary television experiment on FX that asks participants to walk a mile in someone else’s moccasins.

Super Size Me received an Oscar nomination, the Writers Guild of America Best Doc­umentary Screenplay Award and best director prizes at the Sundance Film Festival and the Edinburgh Film Festival. Spur­lock also wrote Don’t Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America.

Tickets cost $20 for the general public; $10 for UNT faculty and staff with ID, senior citizens (60 and older) and non-UNT students; and free for UNT students with ID.

Call 940-565-3805.

—Lucinda Breeding

What: Writer-director behind Super Size Me to speak at the University of North Texas

When: Thursday, Nov. 13

Where: Silver Eagle Suite at the UNT Union

Details: Call 940-565-3805.