Summaries

A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.

A team of scientists working for a pharmaceutical company discovers a cure for depression. When the company finds itself in trouble financially, they rush the new drug into production without doing enough testing. Things seem to go fine until some of the users of the drug start slipping into comas. It becomes a race between the scientists who want to tell the world the truth and the company's marketing department who wants to protect their profit margin.—Jeff Stanley

Researchers at a pharmaceutical company develop an amazing new anti depressant, which quickly becomes the top selling drug. The drug has a horrible side-effect, though, and one of the researchers gets locked in a battle with the company's marketing engine to try to pull the drug off the market.—Carl Fongheiser <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • scientist
  • pharmaceutical company
  • pharmaceuticals
  • side effect
  • anti depressant
Genres
  • Comedy
Release date Apr 18, 1996
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States Canada
Language English
Filming locations Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production companies Paramount Pictures Lakeshore Entertainment Broadway Video

Box office

Gross US & Canada $2654308
Opening weekend US & Canada $770280
Gross worldwide $2654308

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 29m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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