Rainn Wilson

And that's what we wanted to do.

We wanted a film that was going to get at something deeper.

Like,

The American healthcare system is colossally broken.

We have the most powerful, the richest empire in the history of planet Earth, and we cannot provide a simple doctor's visit or a simple surgery without

you know, tons of bureaucracy and paperwork and lawsuits and, you know, insurance companies being involved and the government being involved when they shouldn't and not being involved where they should.

And the list goes on and on.

So, you know, it's also a touch point and a talking point.

And so I'm thrilled to be a part of it.

And I'm so excited to see the reaction of the EMS workers and it hasn't even come out yet.

I was not.

I had no idea.

I knew the healthcare system was broken.

My wife had an emergency C-section at this down and out Van Nuys, California hospital.

She had a placental abruption and it was touch and go for the baby, even for her.

And then I remember like,

she lost five units of blood and he was in the NICU and it was just awful.

And it was days in the hospital and she was there for a week.

And then I remember getting this bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

And I- And you're like, what is the insurance for?