Sicko (2007)

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

Directed by
Michael Moore

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Moore		(written by)

Produced by
Chris Aldred	....	field producer
Judy Aley	....	archival producer
Rod Birleson	....	senior field producer
Joanne Doroshow	....	coordinating producer
Christine Fall	....	field producer
Cory Fisher	....	field producer
Kathleen Glynn	....	executive producer
Amelia Green-Dove	....	field producer
Basel Hamdan	....	consulting producer
Jennifer Latham	....	line producer
Nicky Lazar	....	senior field producer
Pearl Lieberman	....	archival co-producer
Amy McCampbell	....	field producer
Anne Moore	....	co-producer
Michael Moore	....	producer
Meghan O'Hara	....	producer
Aneetha Rajan	....	archival co-producer
David Schankula	....	coordinating producer
Eric Weinrib	....	coordinating producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer
Rehya Young	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Erin O'Hara

Cinematography by
Andrew Black

Film Editing by
Geoffrey Richman
Chris Seward		(as Christopher Seward)
Dan Swietlik

Production Management
Ismael Gonzalez	....	production manager
Michael Jackman	....	executive in charge of post-production
Paul Leonardo Jr.	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Christopher Barnett	....	sound mix technician (as Chris Barnett)
Chris Barron	....	digital sound transferer
Brian Fish	....	sound mixer
Scott Guitteau	....	supervising sound editor
Cheryl Nardi	....	dialogue editor
John Nutt	....	dialogue editor
Gary Rizzo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary Rizzo	....	supervising sound editor
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound re-recordist
Kent Sparling	....	sound re-recording mixer
Doug Winningham	....	sound effects editor
Marshall Winn	....	dialogue editor

Visual Effects by
Jessica Brunetto	....	graphic design
Bryan Cox	....	digital artist
David Michael Friend	....	digital artist
Josh Kanuck	....	graphic designer
Andy Mastrocinque	....	digital compositor
Franklin S. Zitter	....	visual effects producer

Camera and Electrical Department
Kari Giron	....	additional camera operator
Tony Hardmon	....	camera operator
Grg Magidow	....	additional first assistant camera:
Jayme Roy	....	camera operator
Christoph Vitt	....	additional camera operator
Thaddeus Wadleigh	....	director of photography: second unit
Jonathan Weaver	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Brice Bishop-Pullan	....	additional assistant editor
Jessica Brunetto	....	assistant editor
Daniel Cuthbert	....	first assistant editor
Nick Houy	....	assistant conforming editor
Josh Kanuck	....	assistant editor
Craig McKay	....	editorial consultant
Benjamin Murray	....	on-line editor
Mike Nuget	....	additional on-line editor
Mary Anne Van Wagner	....	co-editor

Music Department
Jim Black	....	music supervisor
Dan Evans Farkas	....	music editor
Gabe Hilfer	....	music coordinator

Other crew
Adrienne Alexander	....	spiritual advisor
Judd Allison	....	marine coordinator
Jane Sellen Edwards	....	researcher
Corinne Fisher	....	intern
Rommel Genciana	....	intern
Kari Giron	....	archival researcher
Carrie Halperin	....	intern
Mike Lane	....	client services
Ryan Leiderman	....	production assistant
Peter Maez	....	production assistant
Donald McCloskey	....	production assistant
Grady McGahan	....	production coordinator
Mariscela Mendez	....	production assistant
Stephanie Palumbo	....	researcher
Jordan Winter	....	intern
Pandora Zolotor	....	production accountant
George Zornick	....	researcher

Thanks
Tim Burton	....	special thanks
Danny Elfman	....	special thanks
George Lucas	....	special thanks
Thomas Newman	....	special thanks
Joel Siegel	....	special thanks
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.	....	very special thanks (as Kurt Vonnegut)
Hans Zimmer	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Dog Eat Dog Films
• Weinstein Company, The

Distributors

• 01 Distribuzione (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Palace Films (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• TFM Distribution (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Wide Pictures (2008) (Spain) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Genius Products (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sundream Motion Pictures (2008) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (all media)
• West Video (2007) (Russia) (all media)

Other Companies

• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  legal services
• Postworks New York  digital intermediate
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• audiomachine  advertising

Also Known As:

SiCKO (USA) (alternative spelling)

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 Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | 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:

Features "Nasa mala klinika" (2004/I)

Soundtrack:

Can't Sleep #2

Wow.. just wow

I just got done watching this movie and no other movie I have seen in my life has had the impact on me that this movie has had.

My wife has M.S. and requires a LOT of medical treatment. Just ONE of her many prescriptions is a thousand (US) dollars a month. This very expensive experimental drug is nothing more than an old flu shot they are experimenting with. ( seriously )

I am a middle class skilled worker with great insurance.. and I may soon be homeless due in part to this. The other part is due to the corrupt banking system that I hope one day gets equally exposed.

I am now officially embarrassed to be a US citizen. If it wasn't for me already being middle aged and having 15 years seniority in a job I cannot replace... I would forever leave this so called "Free Country"

Peace Rich

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