Extraordinary Measures (film)
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Extraordinary Measures is a 2010 American medical drama film starring Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, and Keri Russell. It was the first film produced by CBS Films, the film division of CBS Corporation, who released the film on January 22, 2010. The film 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 disease. The film was shot in St. Paul, Oregon; Portland, Oregon; Tualatin, Oregon; Wilsonville, Oregon; Manzanita, Oregon; Beaverton, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.
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Directed by | Tom Vaughan |
Written by | Robert Nelson Jacobs |
Based on | 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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Cinematography | Andrew Dunn |
Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
Music by | Andrea Guerra |
Production company | Double Feature Films |
Distributed by | CBS Films (North America) Sony Pictures Releasing International (International)[1][2] |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $31 million[3] |
Box office | $15 million[3] |