SICKO's Michael Moore Chats With Daily News
The Daily News' own Bob Strauss chats with documentary filmmaker Michael Moore about his upcoming release, "Sicko", in which Moore tackles America's ailing healthcare system. Moore talks about his film's early leaks onto the Internet, his approach to the subject, and his experience in Cuba. Here's a nibble:
Q: You don't do your signature stalking of any bigwigs in this one, like you previously did NRA spokesman Charlton Heston and General Motors boss Roger Smith.
A: Each time I'd go after a CEO or a congressman, the audience would grow. My $7 million box office for "Roger & Me" tripled with "Bowling for Columbine," then "Fahrenheit 9/11" made $120 million. It all went up as I went after more and more of these guys, but I started to feel that the audience was kind of living vicariously through me. Like, "Go get 'em, Mike. Go beat up on The Man! And we'll just sit here and eat popcorn."
I started thinking, y'know, we're never going to get anything done in this country if we don't all get up out of our seats and do something. So this film takes me out of the equation a bit and says to the audience, "You've got to do this."
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