Hot Coffee (2011)
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87% of users liked it
(547 ratings)
Seinfeld mocked it. Letterman ranked it in his top ten list. And more than fifteen years later, its infamy continues. Everyone knows the McDonald's coffee case. It has been routinely cited as an example of how citizens have taken advantage of America's legal system, but is that a fair… More Seinfeld mocked it. Letterman ranked it in his top ten list. And more than fifteen years later, its infamy continues. Everyone knows the McDonald's coffee case. It has been routinely cited as an example of how citizens have taken advantage of America's legal system, but is that a fair rendition of the facts? Hot Coffee reveals what really happened to Stella Liebeck, the Albuquerque woman who spilled coffee on herself and sued McDonald's, while exploring how and why the case garnered so much media attention, who funded the effort and to what end. After seeing this film, you will decide who really profited from spilling hot coffee. -- (C) Official Site
- Directed By
- Susan Saladoff
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
- In Theaters
- Jun 24, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- HBO Docs
Critic Reviews
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Sarah Boslaugh, PopMatters
Everyone knows about the woman who spilled coffee on herself and won a $3 million judgment against McDonalds, but it turns out that most of what everyone knows about this case is wrong.
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Sarah Boslaugh, Playback:stl
Everyone knows about the woman who spilled coffee on herself and won a $3 million judgment against McDonalds, but it turns out that most of what everyone knows about this case is wrong.
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Rachel Gordon, Filmcritic.com
provides a journey through a legal system that is incrementally being subsumed by corporate interests on a daily basis.
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