Unhappy Meals: Eight Fast-Food Items That Look Better On TV

In the 1993 film Falling Down, Michael Douglas' character walks into the fictional Whammy Burger and is confronted with a stark fast-food reality: The big, juicy burgers in the display pictures aren't nearly as big or juicy in real life.

Minyanville stopped in at 8 of your favorite fast-food joints to find out how big the disparity is today. And while Douglas' character lost his mind over this nitrate-packed injustice, we just lost our appetite.