The Awful Truth, Ep. 1 "A Cheaper Way to Conduct a Witch Hunt / Funeral at an HMO"

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A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt: Moore shows Ken Starr how to perform a cost-effective witch hunt.HMO Funeral: A funeral is staged outside of an HMO's corporate headquarters. The (soon to be) deceased? A policyholder who was refused a lifesaving pancreas transplant by the HMO.
  • Starring: Michael Moore, Bob Barr
  • Directed by: Michael Moore
  • Runtime: 25 minutes
  • Original air date: April 11, 1999
  • Network: Docurama
 
  
 
 

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1. A Cheaper Way to Conduct a Witch Hunt / Funeral at an HMO
  April 11, 1999
A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt: Moore shows Ken Starr how to perform a cost-effective witch hunt.HMO Funeral: A funeral is staged outside of an HMO's corporate headquarters. The (soon to be) deceased? A policyholder who was refused a lifesaving pancreas transplant by the HMO.
 
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  April 18, 1999
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  April 25, 1999
Contains segments "Crackers vs. Mickey Mouse" and "The Voice-Box Choir".
 
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  May 2, 1999
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  May 23, 1999
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  January 1, 1999
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  June 6, 1999
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Episode 1, "A Cheaper Way to Conduct a Witch Hunt / Funeral at an HMO"
Synopsis: A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt: Moore shows Ken Starr how to perform a cost-effective witch hunt.HMO Funeral: A funeral is staged outside of an HMO's corporate headquarters. The (soon to be) deceased? A policyholder who was refused a lifesaving pancreas transplant by the HMO.
Original air date: April 11, 1999
Runtime: 25 minutes
ASIN: B002VHAC44
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #292,031 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
The Awful Truth Season 1
Synopsis: From the acclaimed filmmaker who brought you Roger & Me comes the most daring documentary show to hit the American Public since Moore's TV Nation: THE AWFUL TRUTH. Michael Moore, hailed by the New York Times as a modern-day Mark Twain, is at it again with the show that was shut down by the mayor of NYC, got Moore sued by a wealthy industrialist, and landed his Corporate Crime-Fighting Chicken in Disney World's very own jail. Shot in his signature guerrilla video style, each half hour episode is filled with scathingly funny observations that bridge comedy and controversy and places Moore in the middle of today's hot topics.
Season year: 1999
Network: Docurama
ASIN: B002VH6PX6
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I am writing on behalf of my brother Christopher Donahue who was the subject of the funeral segment. My brother successfully underwent his transplant operation because of the persistance of Michael Moore. For this our family will always be greatful. My brother went on to live a much better life, being able to do things he couldn't only months before. Sadly his life taken by a heart attack in 2007. We all live with the memory of our brother thanks to this video and knowing that his courage helped change a policy of one giant healthcare company. The little man can make a difference...
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