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Side Effects (2005)
Director: Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau
Cast: Katherine Heigl, Lucian McAfee, David Durbin, Dorian DeMichele
Runtime90 min
RatingR
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America! Built on a better pill. Karly Hert has spent the last ten years selling drugs. Legally, that is. Karly is a pharmaceutical sales representative. She sells pills to doctors. She makes lots of money. She has a company car. She has a nice fat expense account. But there's a growing pit in Karly's stomach. Something isn't right behind the scenes at big pharma. Based on the director's decade working directly for the industry.
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For fans of films that blend comedy, drama, and romance, Side Effects (2005) directed by Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau offers a unique and compelling look at the high-stakes world of pharmaceutical sales. Led by a strong performance from Katherine Heigl, the film provides an insider's perspective on the moral and ethical challenges faced by a successful drug rep, delivering both entertainment and thought-provoking social commentary.
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Side Effects is a 2005 romantic comedy about the pharmaceutical industry, directed by Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau and starring Katherine Heigl as Karly Hert, a pharmaceutical "detailer", who becomes disillusioned with the lack of ethics in the pharmaceutical industry and has tough choices to make. The film also stars Lucian McAfee, Dorian DeMichele as Karly’s unscrupulous boss, Dave Durbin, Temeceka Harris. The film's title is a reference to the medical term side effects and is based on a true story.
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