Extraordinary Measures
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| Directed by | Tom Vaughan |
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| Written by | Robert Nelson Jacobs |
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The Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million - And Bucked the Medical Establishment - in a Quest to Save His Children by Geeta Anand |
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| Music by | Andrea Guerra |
| Cinematography | Andrew Dunn |
| Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
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Double Feature Films
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| Distributed by | CBS Films |
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Running time
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106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $31 million |
| Box office | $15,134,293 |
Extraordinary Measures is a 2010 medical drama film starring Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, and Keri Russell. It is distributed by CBS Films and was released on January 22, 2010. It is about parents who form a biotechnology company to develop a drug to save the lives of their children, who have a life-threatening disease. The film is based on the true story of John and Aileen Crowley, whose children have Pompe's disease. The film was shot in St. Paul, Oregon; Portland, Oregon; the Corner Saloon in Tualatin, Oregon; Manzanita, Oregon; Beaverton, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. It is the first film to go into production for CBS Films, the film division of CBS Corporation.
Brendan Fraser plays John Crowley, a biotechnology executive whose two youngest children were afflicted with Pompe disease or acid maltase deficiency. In the film his children are aged 8 and 6. Along with his wife Aileen (Keri Russell), he raises money for research scientist Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford), forming a company to develop a drug to save his children's lives. This task proves very daunting for Stonehill, who already works around the clock.
John Crowley makes a cameo appearance as a venture capitalist.
Adapted by Robert Nelson Jacobs from the nonfiction book The Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million—and Bucked the Medical Establishment—in a Quest to Save His Children by the Pulitzer Prize journalist Geeta Anand, the film is also an examination of how medical research is conducted and financed.
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