Sicko (2007)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Michael Moore

Writer (WGA):

Michael Moore (written by)

Release Date:

22 June 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Drama | History

Tagline:

This might hurt a little.

Plot:

A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories.

Plot Keywords:

Hmo | Canada | France | Cuba | Michael Moore

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Michael Moore	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tucker Albrizzi	...	Himself
Tony Benn	...	Himself
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Reggie Cervantes	...	Herself
Bill Clinton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hillary Rodham Clinton	...	Herself (archive footage)
Billy Crystal	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Graham	...	Himself
Aleida Guevara	...	Herself
William Maher	...	Himself
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Patrick Pedraja
Linda Peeno	...	Herself

Also Known As:

SiCKO (USA) (alternative spelling)
Hasta (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
SOS Saúde (Brazil) (festival title) [pt]
Sicko (Argentina) [es]
Sicko (Greece) [el]
Sicko - $O$ Saúde (Brazil) [pt]
Sicko - aivan sairasta (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Spanish | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Norway:A | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG | France:Unrated | UK:12A | Ireland:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:Btl | Germany:6 | Finland:S | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43583) | Brazil:Livre | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company:

Dog Eat Dog Films

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: The Italian version consistently mistranslates "bone marrow" as "spinal cord" (in Italian the two terms are more similar).

Quotes:

U.S Coast Guard officer: Are you trying to get by?
Michael Moore: Which way to Guantanamo Bay? Can we go?
[Officer signals "no"]
Michael Moore: We're not going to Cuba! We're going to America! It's American soil!

Movie Connections:

References Jurassic Park (1993)

Soundtrack:

I'll Take You There

Insured Americans beware

I recently finished watching Michael Moore's Sicko (it's a great documentary that everyone should see). It's not about the 47 million Americans who don't have health insurance, it's about some of the 250 million who have/had health insurance and in spite of this their lives were ruined. It dispels a lot of the myths espoused by some in America such as long waiting lines, higher taxes and the doctors being paid close to nothing. It explains why HMOs were established and how their primary purpose is to deny claims. Advancement in these companies is based upon how many claims an employee denies and any claims that are actually paid out are seen as failures. He goes to countries like Canada, England, France and Cuba and talks to citizens of these countries to get their take on their country's health-care system. He also goes to hospitals and emergency rooms in these countries to get the take of the people there and when he ask "How much do you pay?", they all laugh at him. Moore sums up the premise of film when he says the rest of the western world practices "We" health-care while Americans practice "Me" health-care.