"I think medical bills are something that a lot of families are having a lot of difficulty with and whether it's the direct cause of bankruptcy or whether it helps to push them over the edge because they already were in aprecarious financial situation, it's a big concern and hopefully that's what medical reform will try to address, " he says.
Mr. Grahame-Smith now feels he's in aprecarious position: sought-after, buoyed by hype but still unproven in the metric that matters most box-office returns.
Although debt-laden Italy and Spain are in the market's cross hairs, France's own high indebtedness places the euro zone's second-largest economy in aprecarious spot.