Sicko is a 2007 documentary film by American filmmaker Michael Moore. The film investigates health care in the United States, focusing on its health insurance and the pharmaceutical industry. The movie 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.
Sicko was made on a budget of approximately $9 million, and grossed $24.5 million theatrically in the United States. This box office take exceeded the official expectation of The Weinstein Company, which had hoped for a gross in line with Bowling for Columbine's $21.5 million US box office gross.
According to Sicko, almost fifty million Americans are uninsured while the remainder, who are covered, are often victims of insurance company fraud and red tape. Furthermore, Sicko points out that the U.S. health care system is ranked 37 out of 191 by the World Health Organization with certain health measures, such as infant mortality and life expectancy, equal to countries with much less economic wealth. Interviews are conducted with people who thought they had adequate coverage but were denied care. Former employees of insurance companies describe cost-cutting initiatives that give bonuses to insurance company physicians and others to find reasons for the company to avoid meeting the cost of medically necessary treatments for policy holders, and thus increase company profitability.
Sicko is a 2007 documentary film by Michael Moore.
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Sicko were an American rock group from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1991. Exceptionally, the three-piece pop punk group maintained a constant membership for every recording as a band. This line-up was Denny Bartlett (guitar, bass, vocals), Ean Hernandez (guitar, bass, vocals), and Josh Rubin (drums, brother of Aaron Rubin from The Mr. T Experience). Although the band wrote and recorded an extensive catalog of original material throughout the mid-1990s, the group is perhaps best known for its punk-flavored cover of the song "Closer To Fine", originally written and recorded by the folk duo Indigo Girls.
Sicko released four full length albums and five 7" eps as well as a retrospective CD with unreleased and rare material, a released demo and a tour video. They also appeared on approximately fourteen compilations on labels such as Lookout! Records and Liberation Records. They once exchanged covers with Cub. The vast majority of their recorded output was recorded by Kurt Bloch of The Fastbacks and released on Seattle-based punk label eMpTy Records. One EP and the retrospective CD were released on Mutant Pop Records. Three Sicko songs were featured on the Xbox game Project Gotham Racing 2 alongside artists like The Flaming Lips and Princess Superstar.
Actors: Pete Bennett (actor), Lee Bibby (actor), James Bone (actor), Colin Cuthbert (actor), Ross Fitzgerald (actor), Mick Flamson (actor), Keith Henderson (actor), Jonny Mayer (actor), Steve Pollard (actor), Warren Speed (actor), Jai Wall (actor), Tony Walton (actor), Sally Barron (actress), Shelby Forde (actress), Siobhan Hatch (actress),
Genres: Reality-TV,Actors: David Ajala (actor), Heider Ali (actor), Jacob Anderson (actor), Martin Askew (actor), Mason's Baby (actor), Paul Bass (actor), Vas Blackwood (actor), Riot Boy (actor), Alexander Bracq (actor), Nicholas Bull (actor), Ben Clark (actor), Marcus Clayton (actor), Joe Cole (actor), Sean Connolly (actor), Peter Abbey (actor),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Will Arnett (actor), Michael Bacall (actor), Mark Bakunas (actor), Michael Biehn (actor), Chris Briggs (actor), Josh Brolin (actor), David Brunt (actor), Kevin Cacy (actor), Nicolas Cage (actor), Leroy Castanon (actor), Michael Deak (actor), Richard Dodwell (actor), Omar Doom (actor), Jeff Fahey (actor), Naveen Andrews (actor),
Plot: A double-bill of thrillers that recall both filmmakers' favorite exploitation films. "Grindhouse" (a downtown movie theater in disrepair since its glory days as a movie palace known for "grinding out" non-stop double-bill programs of B-movies) is presented as one full-length feature comprised of two individual films helmed separately by each director. "Death Proof," is a rip-roaring slasher flick where the killer pursues his victims with a car rather than a knife, while "Planet Terror" shows us a view of the world in the midst of a zombie outbreak. The films are joined together by clever faux trailers that recall the '50s exploitation drive-in classics.
Keywords: accidental-suicide, actress, anthropophagus, apology, assassination, assault, assault-rifle, attempted-rape, austin-texas, b-movieActors: Michael Biehn (actor), Israel Bocanegra (actor), Josh Brolin (actor), Corey Burton (actor), Leroy Castanon (actor), D.J. Castillo (actor), Jason Douglas (actor), Jeff Fahey (actor), Carlos Gallardo (actor), Jake Garber (actor), Beau Harris (actor), Mark A. Hernandez (actor), Doran Ingram (actor), Nicky Katt (actor), Naveen Andrews (actor),
Plot: After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doctor, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called "sickos" threaten to take over the whole town and the world.
Keywords: accidental-shooting, accidental-suicide, amputee-sex, anthropophagus, anti-hero, assault-rifle, attempted-rape, axe, barbecue, beachActors: Michael Biehn (actor), Israel Bocanegra (actor), Josh Brolin (actor), Corey Burton (actor), Leroy Castanon (actor), D.J. Castillo (actor), Jason Douglas (actor), Jeff Fahey (actor), Carlos Gallardo (actor), Jake Garber (actor), Beau Harris (actor), Mark A. Hernandez (actor), Doran Ingram (actor), Nicky Katt (actor), Naveen Andrews (actor),
Plot: After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doctor, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called "sickos" threaten to take over the whole town and the world.
Keywords: accidental-shooting, accidental-suicide, amputee-sex, anthropophagus, anti-hero, assault-rifle, attempted-rape, axe, barbecue, beachActors: Michael Biehn (actor), Israel Bocanegra (actor), Josh Brolin (actor), Corey Burton (actor), Leroy Castanon (actor), D.J. Castillo (actor), Jason Douglas (actor), Jeff Fahey (actor), Carlos Gallardo (actor), Jake Garber (actor), Beau Harris (actor), Mark A. Hernandez (actor), Doran Ingram (actor), Nicky Katt (actor), Naveen Andrews (actor),
Plot: After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doctor, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called "sickos" threaten to take over the whole town and the world.
Keywords: accidental-shooting, accidental-suicide, amputee-sex, anthropophagus, anti-hero, assault-rifle, attempted-rape, axe, barbecue, beachActors: Will Arnett (actor), Michael Bacall (actor), Mark Bakunas (actor), Michael Biehn (actor), Chris Briggs (actor), Josh Brolin (actor), David Brunt (actor), Kevin Cacy (actor), Nicolas Cage (actor), Leroy Castanon (actor), Michael Deak (actor), Richard Dodwell (actor), Omar Doom (actor), Jeff Fahey (actor), Naveen Andrews (actor),
Plot: A double-bill of thrillers that recall both filmmakers' favorite exploitation films. "Grindhouse" (a downtown movie theater in disrepair since its glory days as a movie palace known for "grinding out" non-stop double-bill programs of B-movies) is presented as one full-length feature comprised of two individual films helmed separately by each director. "Death Proof," is a rip-roaring slasher flick where the killer pursues his victims with a car rather than a knife, while "Planet Terror" shows us a view of the world in the midst of a zombie outbreak. The films are joined together by clever faux trailers that recall the '50s exploitation drive-in classics.
Keywords: accidental-suicide, actress, anthropophagus, apology, assassination, assault, assault-rifle, attempted-rape, austin-texas, b-movieActors: Michael Biehn (actor), Israel Bocanegra (actor), Josh Brolin (actor), Corey Burton (actor), Leroy Castanon (actor), D.J. Castillo (actor), Jason Douglas (actor), Jeff Fahey (actor), Carlos Gallardo (actor), Jake Garber (actor), Beau Harris (actor), Mark A. Hernandez (actor), Doran Ingram (actor), Nicky Katt (actor), Naveen Andrews (actor),
Plot: After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doctor, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called "sickos" threaten to take over the whole town and the world.
Keywords: accidental-shooting, accidental-suicide, amputee-sex, anthropophagus, anti-hero, assault-rifle, attempted-rape, axe, barbecue, beachActors: Michael Biehn (actor), Israel Bocanegra (actor), Josh Brolin (actor), Corey Burton (actor), Leroy Castanon (actor), D.J. Castillo (actor), Jason Douglas (actor), Jeff Fahey (actor), Carlos Gallardo (actor), Jake Garber (actor), Beau Harris (actor), Mark A. Hernandez (actor), Doran Ingram (actor), Nicky Katt (actor), Naveen Andrews (actor),
Plot: After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doctor, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called "sickos" threaten to take over the whole town and the world.
Keywords: accidental-shooting, accidental-suicide, amputee-sex, anthropophagus, anti-hero, assault-rifle, attempted-rape, axe, barbecue, beachActors: Michael Bauer (actor), Howard Beckler (actor), Maurice Benard (actor), Dennis Bowen (actor), Sharif Crawford (actor), Hugh Dane (actor), Kevin Dobson (actor), Hideto Erihara (actor), Steve Franken (actor), Ernest Harden Jr. (actor), Paul Hayes (actor), Rif Hutton (actor), Hannes Jaenicke (actor), Barry James (actor), Jim Antonio (actor),
Plot: Robert Woodfield is a criminal defense attorney, and he has defended a lot of criminals, many of whom are guilty, but has maintained that everyone deserves a competent defense, which he provides whether they are guilty or not. Currently he is defending Martin Ritter, a killer, whom he gets off. Later he has dinner with a friend, and his friend tells him that he needs to talk to him about something important. He is about to leave when some masked men go to his friend and kill him, when one of the men takes off his mask; it's Martin Ritter. Now being his lawyer, Robert can't say anything about what he saw. But that doesn't stop him from investigating what his dead friend was so worried about. It seems that he has stumbled onto something big, and instead of killing him they frame his wife for murder to get him to back off. But he doesn't and both his wife and him are now in danger. And still has no idea what's going on. Will he find out before they get to him?
Keywords: female-nudity, independent-film, lawyer, murderer, policewoman-killing, shot, uniformBeam me up Denny, I've got to get away,
things are getting weirder and stranger every day,
there's problems with this planet that no one's gonna fix,
and I'm thinking that we could be making it
if we were to be taking off really quick
It's the end of the world and I think we'd better blow,
maybe Seti 7 to Romulus we'll go
What are you gonna say when we get away?
If the situation comes will you rise to the day?
Or will you kinda be wishing that we would have stayed?
What are you gonna say when we get away?
Beam me up Denny I really gotta go,
things are getting hairy and you're working kinda slow,
I hope the transporter is something you can fix,
and I'm thinking that we could be making it
if we were to be taking off really quick.
It's the end of the world and I think we'd better move,
maybe Seti 7 or a Romulan moon
What are you gonna say when we get away?
If the situation comes will you rise to the day?
Or will you kinda be wishing that we would have stayed?
What are you gonna say when we get away?
What are you gonna say when we get away?