Behind the Screen: Extraordinary Measures

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That's good to know Blanky, I was wondering about this movie. The plot certainly sounds interesting, and touching...

— OtherPplsDrama

OtherPplsDrama;153426 wrote:That's good to know Blanky, I was wondering about this movie. The plot certainly sounds interesting, and touching...

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Extraordinary Measures

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YouTube - 'Extraordinary Measures' Trailer HD Plot: Brendan Fraser plays John Crowley, a biotechnology executive whose two youngest children were afflicted with Pompe disease or acid maltase deficiency. 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. Dr. Stonehill is a composite of the many great scientists and researchers that Crowley worked with over the years, among them Dr. William Canfield and Dr. Yuan-Tsong Chen. The film centers on the Crowleys' two dying children, aged 9 and 7. In real life, most children with Pompe disease would die before age 2. Those in the real story were 15 months and 7 days old when they got sick. They were 5 and 4 years old when treatment began. Adapted by Robert Nelson Jacobs from a nonfiction book by the journalist Geeta Anand, the film is also an examination of how medical research is conducted and financed. My thoughts: Best movie I have seen in a while. I recommend this to everyone. The story is so inspirational and is so touching, it really is remarkable. Go see it. Now. You will not be disappointed...
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OtherPplsDrama#2
That's good to know Blanky, I was wondering about this movie. The plot certainly sounds interesting, and touching. My first thought is that it reminds me of John Q.
blanky667#3
OtherPplsDrama;153426 wrote:
That's good to know Blanky, I was wondering about this movie. The plot certainly sounds interesting, and touching.
It is. Great acting, great story. It was amazing.

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