Government Cheese

Government Cheese

On the first day, God created cheese in the darkness.

2023•18m

DocumentaryHistoryComedy

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.'

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Production

Ferguson Reservoir Films, Yellow Square Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Luke Sikora

Government Cheese (voice)

George Welch

Stilton (voice)

Lorda Joseph

Cheddar (voice)

Gavin Reid

Colby Jack (voice)

Sean McCarthy

Mozzarella (voice)

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