Sicko
Sicko is a 2007 American political documentary film by filmmaker Michael Moore. Investigating health care in the United States, the film focuses on the country's health insurance and the pharmaceutical industry. Moore compares the for-profit non-universal U.S. system with the non-profit universal health care systems of Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Cuba.
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| Written by | Michael Moore
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| Starring | Michael Moore
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| Narrated by | Michael Moore
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| Music by | Erin O'Hara
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| Running time | 123 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $9 million
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| Box office | $36 million
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- Michael Moore was pressured by executive producers Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein, friends of the Clinton family, to cut the criticism of 'Hillary Clinton', but he declined.
- On certain DVD versions of the film, the scene where the man is having his leg amputated was removed, and replaced with stock footage of dancers, although you can still hear the sound of the saw, and the man answering questions.
- Michael Moore was pressured by executive producers ''Harvey Weinstein (II)' (II)' and 'Bob Weinstein (II)', friends of the Clinton family, to cut the criticism of 'Hillary Clinton (II)', but he declined.
- The premise of Sicko (2007) was inspired by healthcare segments on Michael Moore's old tv shows, "TV Nation" (1994) and "The Awful Truth" (1999).
- Insurance companies banned employees from being interviewed in the documentary.
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