Summaries

When a young drug researcher is hired by a tobacco company, Victor DeNoble unexpectedly discovers the ingredients of addiction and fuels a national campaign to have it regulated.

Tobacco companies produced the most deadly product on earth while they maintained a perfect record of defeating those who tried to reign them in. ADDICTION INCORPORATED, tells the true story of how Victor DeNoble's unexpected discovery of an addiction ingredient in tobacco leads to both more addictive Marlboro cigarettes and Congressional testimony. The public revelation of long held tobacco industry secrets leads journalists, politicians, attorneys and whistle blowers into an unexpected alliance, that achieves the first ever federal regulation of the tobacco industry. Victor's unwavering determination to "do some good" leads to a career as an educator that informs kids about the world's only industry where success is measured by ability to addict people.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • young
  • addiction
  • cigarette smoking
  • cigarette
  • reenactment
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Release date Oct 13, 2011
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Production companies Dune Road Films Acappella Pictures

Box office

Gross US & Canada $40106
Opening weekend US & Canada $1629
Gross worldwide $40106

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

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