- On the eve of the film’s release, director Michael Francis Moore opened more than 10 websites (some of which were run by his supporters) related to health insurance rights protection, and initiated an online initiative to submit a petition to the U.S. Congress to improve the health care system.
- Michael Francis Moore had the idea of filming the film in 1999, but it had not yet been implemented. The Columbine shooting took place. Moore had to put this idea aside and chose to shoot to expose gun control and campus shootings in the United States. The problematic documentary "Bowling in Columbine".
- In order to explore the current medical situation in the United States and its future, Mike Moore started from the literature in the 1940s to gain an in-depth understanding of the medical systems in Canada, the United Kingdom, France and other countries.
- Due to the sharp theme of the film, someone set up a special private website to personally attack Michael Francis Moore. However, ironically, one of the website owners had to shut down the offensive due to the difficulty of his wife’s inability to pay for medical insurance. website. After receiving the news, Michael Francis Moore sent him a check for $12,000 in an anonymous form .
Sicko behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Adam: [tending his cuts] I don't have a job. I don't want to have any more debt out to anybody else. I'm flushing the wound...
Michael Moore: [narrating off-screen] This is Adam. He had an accident. He's one of the nearly 50 million Americans with no health insurance.
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Rick: So this is the table saw. It was spinning that way.
Michael Moore: [narrating off-screen] This is Rick...
Rick: [continuing] I was gripping a piece of wood and I grabbed it here and it hit a knot...
Michael Moore: [narrating off-screen] He sawed off the tops of two of his fingers.
Rick: And it was that quick...