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Government Cheese

Government Cheese

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 13, 2023

Runtime

0h 18m

Genres

Documentary, History, Comedy

Original Title

Government Cheese

Production Companies

Ferguson Reservoir Films, Yellow Square Productions

Director

Kely Maloney

Description

After years of overproduction, the Reagan administration unloads over 500 million pounds of surplus cheese on the American public in the 1980s. The pungent dairy product comes to be known as 'Government Cheese.'