When Anthony finds his girlfriend in the arms of some dumb jock at a party, he doesn’t want to go back to being the high school loser he’s always been—he wants Revenge. His master plan means working at O’Dermott’s, a McDonald’s-like fast food “restaurant” where Turner, the dumb jock, is a star employee. Despite constant humiliation at Turner’s hands, Anthony manages to hobble together his plan and sets Turner up to take the fall and bring down the O’Dermott’s franchise all in one fell swoop. But planning revenge is all-consuming and sooner or later, something’s gotta give. Soon Anthony’s not sure he can stick with greasy food, ugly uniforms, and low respect of a fast food job. Can Anthony get over his girlfriend and make the dumb jock cry? Is revenge worth it? Is revenge really what Anthony wants? Burger Wuss, with its teen angst and caustic stereotypes, is a darkly comic satire (McSatire) that examines the delicious highs and embarrassing lows of our everyday obsessions. Eat-while-you-read: A Happy Meal, while wearing a paper Burger King crown.

posted Aug 20, 2009 at 2:39PM

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