Love & Other Drugs (2010)

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Director:

Edward Zwick

Writers (WGA):

Charles Randolph (screenplay) and
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Release Date:

13 January 2011 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Accros aux nuits sans lendemain ou dépendants l'un de l'autre? (Addicted to one-night stands or dependent on one another?) (French)

Plot:

A young woman suffering from Parkinson's befriends a drug rep working for Pfizer in 1990s Pittsburgh.

Plot Keywords:

Pfizer | Sex | 1990s | Love | Prozac

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Jamie Randall
Anne Hathaway	...	Maggie Murdock
Oliver Platt	...	Bruce Winston
Hank Azaria	...	Dr. Stan Knight
Josh Gad	...	Josh Randall
Gabriel Macht	...	Trey Hannigan
Judy Greer	...	Cindy
George Segal	...	Dr. James Randall
Jill Clayburgh	...	Nancy Randall
Kate Jennings Grant	...	Gina
Katheryn Winnick	...	'Lisa'
Kimberly Scott	...	Gail
Peter Friedman	...	California Man
Nikki Deloach	...	Christy
Natalie Gold	...	Dr. Helen Randall
Megan Ferguson	...	Farrah
Michael Benjamin Washington	...	Richard
Bingo O'Malley	...	Sam
Dorothy Silver	...	Sophie
Lucy Roucis	...	Un-Convention Parkinson's Speaker
Joan Augustin	...	Joan
Michael Chernus	...	Jerry
Kate Easton	...	Amber
Michael Buffer	...	Pfizer Convention MC
Maite Schwartz	...	Texas
Maximilian Osinski	...	Ned (as Max Osinski)
Ian Harding	...	Pfizer Trainee #1
Josh Breslow	...	Pfizer Trainee #2
Ian Novick	...	Pfizer Trainee #3
Tess Soltau	...	Pfizer Trainee #4
Constance Brenneman	...	Pfizer Trainee #5
Nicole Thomas	...	Pfizer Trainee #6
Jasper Soffer	...	Pfizer Trainee #7
Kwame Rakes	...	Doctor in Parking Lot
Scott Cohen	...	Ted Goldstein
Sharon Wilkins	...	La Boheme Receptionist
Brian Hutchison	...	Homeless Man
Dana Dancho	...	Smiling Receptionist
Lisa Ann Goldsmith	...	Nurse Janice
Rick Applegate	...	Viagra Doctor
Ray Godshall Sr.	...	Friendly Senior (as Ray Godshall)
Jean Zarzour	...	Viagra Sample Nurse
Harry O'Toole	...	Man with Walker
Jennifer Delaeo	...	Viagra Receptionist
Deidre Goodwin	...	Viagra Nurse #1
Geneva Carr	...	Viagra Nurse #2
Vanessa Aspillaga	...	Viagra Nurse #3
Patricia Cray	...	Kindly-looking Woman
Frank Catanzano	...	Himself
Brian E. Jay	...	Himself
Francis J. Ferrara	...	Himself (as Frank Ferraro)
Judy Pergl	...	Herself
Kim Cagni	...	Herself
Kerry Huffman	...	Herself
Kristin Spatafore	...	Convention Girl #1
Larissa S. Emanuele	...	Convention Girl #2
Loretta Higgins	...	PET Scan Doctor
Kimberly M. Rizzo	...	Front Desk Receptionist
Jason Bernard	...	Quack Doctor
Nicole Perrone	...	Determined Receptionist
Jo Newman	...	Bree
Christina Fandino	...	Khae
Teri Clark	...	ER Receptionist (as Teri Clark Linden)
Kevin McClatchy	...	Justin
Kimberly Bressi	...	Dancer
Gabriella Deakin	...	Dancer
Kendra Dennard	...	Dancer
Kendra Dennard	...	Dancer
Lauren Eldridge	...	Dancer
Karen A. Fuhrman	...	Dancer
Mia Gatto	...	Dancer
Joan Heeringa	...	Dancer
Joli W. Irvine	...	Dancer
Ashley Klinger	...	Dancer
Gwyneth E. Larsen	...	Dancer (as Gwyneth Larsen)
Kaylee Lohr	...	Dancer
Marissa Magnuso	...	Dancer
Marissa Magnuson	...	Dancer
Alison Manning	...	Dancer
Amanda L. McCormick	...	Dancer
Megan Melville	...	Dancer
Mallory Mikita	...	Dancer
Brooke Miyasaki	...	Dancer
Ashley Munzek	...	Dancer
Jenna Rifkind	...	Dancer
Jillian Weinstein	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jaimie Alexander	...	Carol (uncredited)
Tony Amen	...	Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Diedra Arthur-O'Ree	...	Medical Convention Attendee (uncredited)
Stephanie Bankosh	...	Pharmaceutical Rep (uncredited)
David Barckhoff	...	Medical Convention Vendor (uncredited)
Robert R. Bell	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Aaron Bernard	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Ralph Browning	...	Convention Attendee (uncredited)
Alissa Collins	...	Tea Woman (uncredited)
Kyle Fields	...	Party Rep (uncredited)
Nicole George	...	Viagra Receptionist (uncredited)
Ryan Goimarac	...	Pfizer Drug Rep. Graduate (uncredited)
Mark Golik	...	Physician (uncredited)
John W. Iwanonkiw	...	Viagra Guy #1 (uncredited)
William Kania	...	Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Sharyn Kmieciak	...	Un-Convention Attendee (uncredited)
Jim Kuhn	...	Visitor (uncredited)
Wayne Leya	...	Un-Convention Attendee (uncredited)
David Dale McCue	...	Pfizer Pharmaceutical Salesman (uncredited)
Tiffany Sander McKenzie	...	Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
David Morse	...	Lilly Rep Tony Lerma (uncredited)
Phil Nardozzi	...	Visitor (uncredited)
Jackson Nunn	...	Viagra Guy #2 (uncredited)
Conan O'Brien	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dawn Renee	...	Viagra Rep (uncredited)
Chris A. Riskus	...	Trade Show Patron (uncredited)
Nayli Russo	...	PJ Party girl (uncredited)
Morgan Wolk	...	Lilly Spokesmodel (uncredited)

Directed by
Edward Zwick

Writing credits (WGA)
Charles Randolph		(screenplay) and
Edward Zwick		(screenplay) &
Marshall Herskovitz		(screenplay)
Jamie Reidy		(book "Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman")

Produced by
Pieter Jan Brugge	....	producer
Marshall Herskovitz	....	producer
Arnon Milchan	....	executive producer
Troy Putney	....	associate producer
Charles Randolph	....	producer
Margaret Riley	....	executive producer
Darin Rivetti	....	associate producer
Scott Stuber	....	producer
Edward Zwick	....	producer

Original Music by
James Newton Howard

Cinematography by
Steven Fierberg		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Steven Rosenblum

Casting by
Victoria Thomas

Production Design by
Patti Podesta

Art Direction by
Gary Kosko

Set Decoration by
Meg Everist

Costume Design by
Deborah Lynn Scott		(as Deborah L. Scott)

Makeup Department
Vivian Baker	....	key makeup artist
Patty Bell	....	makeup artist
Alan D'Angerio	....	hair stylist: Ms. Hathaway (as Alan Dangerio)
Cheryl Daniels	....	key hair stylist
Nancy Keslar	....	hair stylist
Rachel Kick	....	additional makeup artist
Peter King	....	makeup artist: Ms. Hathaway
Karen Lovell	....	hair stylist
Geri Mataya	....	hair stylist
Elaine L. Offers	....	makeup artist: Mr. Gyllenhaal (as Elaine Offers)
Elaine L. Offers	....	makeup department head (as Elaine Offers)
Jerry Popolis	....	hair department head
Jerry Popolis	....	hair stylist: Mr. Gyllenhaal
Linda Williams	....	hair stylist
Sandra Linn Koepper	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Julie M. Anderson	....	production supervisor
Pieter Jan Brugge	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clark Credle	....	second second assistant director (as Clark Patrick Credle)
Darin Rivetti	....	first assistant director
Frank Tignini	....	second assistant director (as Francesco Tignini)

Art Department
Luke Andrade	....	set dresser
Chuck Askerneese	....	assistant property master
Judie Bamber	....	artist: Maggie's artwork
Kristin Beinner James	....	artist: Maggie's artwork
Troy Borisy	....	leadman
Lisa Bradley	....	construction auditor
Paul Bucciarelli	....	on-set dresser
Martin Charles	....	graphic designer (as Martin T. Charles)
Sean Dylan Conley	....	art department assistant
Jonathan Curotola	....	set dresser
Jolene Dames	....	scenic gang boss
Josh Drylie	....	painter
Chip Eccles	....	construction gang boss (as Charles C. Eccles)
Karen Frick	....	set dressing buyer
David Hassinger	....	set dresser
Drew Hittie	....	draftperson
Joshua Hogan	....	scenic gang boss
John Jacobson	....	painter
Gregory Jones	....	greens foreman
Lara Lampenfield	....	charge scenic
Jordan Lippert	....	set dresser
Jason Lopez	....	plasterer (as Jason Robert Lopez)
Mike Matesic	....	construction foreman
Mike 'Bubba' Matestic	....	construction foreman
Tim McGrane	....	scenic gang boss
Beth Pedone	....	additional graphic designer
Justin Pelissero	....	set dressing gang boss
Buster Pile	....	construction coordinator
Ray Pivirotto	....	set decorating gang boss
Laura Pliskin	....	art department assistant
Julie Ray	....	draftperson
Michael G. Richer	....	construction foreman (as Michael Richer)
Michael G. Richer	....	construction foreman
Jesse Ross	....	stand-by greens
Mared Scutti	....	plasterer (as Nared G. Scutti)
Kelley Snyder	....	second assistant property master (as Kelly Snyder)
Vickie Toner	....	art department coordinator
Jonathan Henry Way	....	set dressing coordinator
Timothy S. Wiles	....	property master (as Tim Wiles)
Scott B. Wood	....	construction gang boss
Jeno Delli Colli	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)
Adam Dunhoff	....	painter (uncredited)
Kyle Ethan Fischer	....	greensman (uncredited)
Kyle Ethan Fischer	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
Kate Gladstone	....	greens (uncredited)
Smith Harper Hutchings	....	props assistant (uncredited)
Smith Harper Hutchings	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Brett Kennedy	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Lendie Lee	....	set painter (uncredited)
Merissa Lombardo	....	buyer (uncredited)
Ted Lubonovich II	....	propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
Gregory Puchalski	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
James Radcliff	....	utility (uncredited)
Donald Lee Rager	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Steve Tolin	....	special prop fabricator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Betancourt	....	foley mixer (as Dave Betncourt)
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Ryan Cole	....	sound recordist
Susan Dawes	....	dialogue supervisor
Michael Dressel	....	foley editor
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Galen Goodpaster	....	first assistant sound editor
Warren Hendriks	....	sound effects editor
Jason Johnston	....	boom operator
Tom Lalley	....	sound re-recording engineer
John A. Larsen	....	supervising sound editor (as John A. Larson)
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist
John Murray	....	foley supervisor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jordan O'Neill	....	Datasat Sound Mastering Engineer
Willard Overstreet	....	foley editor
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer (as Charleen Steeves)
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Chris Strollo	....	cable person (as Christopher Strollo)
Edward Tise	....	sound mixer
Kerry Dean Williams	....	adr supervisor
David Wolowic	....	first assistant sound editor (as Dave Wolowic)
Jake Eberle	....	sound editor (uncredited)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Larry Dean Bivins	....	special effects foreman (as Larry Bivins)
Ray Bivins	....	special effects coordinator
Joe Goins	....	special effects technician
Joseph McDonald	....	special effects technician
Ralph Roger Pivirotto	....	special effects technician (as Ralph Pivirotto)
Raymond M. Tasillo	....	special effects technician
Jim Heastings	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals: EFilm (as Pat Clancey)
Daren Dochterman	....	visual effects artist: Moving Target (as Daren R. Dochterman)
Adam Francis	....	motion control technician: Image G
Brian Jochum	....	visual effects producer: Moving Trget
Jay Johnson	....	compositor: titles, Moving Target
Peter Kuran	....	visual effects artist: VCE Inc., Moving Target
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator: Image G
Alan Munro	....	visual effects supervisor
Jon Terada	....	visual effects artist: Moving Target
Kurt Wiley	....	visual effects artist: Moving Target
Ryan Washlaski	....	special effects grip (uncredited)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Eric Frazier	....	stunt helicopter pilot
Frédéric North	....	stunt helicopter pilot: aerial unit (as Fred North)
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunt coordinator (as Stephen Pope)
Jason Silvis	....	stunts
Bobby Stuart	....	stunts (as Bob Stuart)
Coleen M. Tracy	....	stunts
Adam Wood	....	stunts
Bill Young	....	stunts (as Bill F. Young)
Jeffrey Jones	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Sean P. McCarthy	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas W. Ankley	....	rigging grip
Allan Barch	....	set lighting technician
Ron Batzdorff	....	additional still photographer
Jarrett Buba	....	set lighting technician
Brian 'Buzz' Buzzelli	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (as Brian 'Boom Boom' Buzzelli)
Neil Castles Jr.	....	generator operator
Jorgen Christenen	....	rigging set lighting technician
Steve Cohagan	....	company grip (as Steve Cohagen)
Martin Cohen	....	still photographer: Maggie's artwork photographs
Andreas Crawford	....	dolly grip
Alexander 'Lex' Crow	....	set lighting technician
Rick Davidson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Rick Davidson	....	steadicam operator
David A. Dwyer	....	rigging grip
Bart Flaherty	....	key grip (as Bartholomew Flaherty)
Sean Flaherty	....	rigging grip
Jeff Graham	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Tom Gregg	....	rigging set lighting technician
Tim Guffin	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Chris Hayes	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Kevin Hogan	....	dimmer board operator and programmer
David James	....	still photographer: Maggie's artwork photographs
Dave Kann	....	grip
Dave Kann	....	rigging grip
Jacek Laskus	....	director of photography: plate unit
Benjamin Macensky	....	set lighting technician
Steve Mathis	....	gaffer (as Steven R. Mathis)
Patrick McArdle	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Patrick McCardle)
Chris Milani	....	best boy electric
Jon D. Morrison	....	additional rigging gaffer (as Jon 'Mo Mo' Morrison)
Chris Muchow	....	company grip
Sean Murray	....	rigging set lighting technician
Jay Nefcy	....	digital imaging technician: plate unit
David B. Nowell	....	director of photography: aerial unit
Dino Parks	....	camera operator: additional aerial photography
Dino Parks	....	director of photography: additional aerial photography
Brian Powers	....	best boy rigging grip
David Presley	....	24 frame playback operator
David Presley	....	video assist operator
Brennan Reilly	....	rigging grip
Eric Riedmann	....	rigging set lighting technician
Amanda Rotzler	....	film loader
John Alan Roush	....	rigging set lighting technician (as John A. Roush)
Rich Schutte	....	additional grip
Keith Seymour	....	key rigging grip (as Keith B. Seymour)
Colin Sheehy	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Terry Shirk	....	rigging set lighting technician
Scott Smith	....	camera technician: aerial unit (as Scott C. Smith)
Jon Thurner	....	company grip (as Jonathan Thurner)
Kevin Tiesiera	....	rigging gaffer
Jeff Vandermolen	....	best boy rigging electric (as Jeff Vander Molen)
Jared Wellman	....	set lighting technician
Michael Zinobile	....	best boy grip
Nick Zinobile	....	company grip
Michael Abate	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Curtis Abbott	....	digital loader: plate unit (uncredited)
Isaac Denair	....	additional rigging electrician (uncredited)
Bob Dodd	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Patrick R. Heffernan	....	key grip: additional photography (uncredited)
Travis Johnston	....	electrician (uncredited)
David 'Yoko' Jose	....	grip (uncredited)
Donald Klinefelter	....	additional rigging electrician (uncredited)
Pete Klingenberg	....	electrician (uncredited)
Josh Kubizne	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Travis McMunn	....	aerial camera technician: Tyler Camera System (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Nutini	....	studio best boy (uncredited)
Christina Presley	....	video assist (uncredited)
Lyle Robbins	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Ryan Washlaski	....	rigging grip (uncredited)

Animation Department
Susan Moran	....	background artist (uncredited)

Casting Department
Krysti Baxter	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles (as Krysti Charron)
Donna M. Belajac	....	casting: Pittsburgh (as Donna Belajac)
Judith Bouley	....	extras casting supervisor
Courtney Gumpf	....	extras casting assistant
Tom Gustafson	....	extras casting supervisor
Missy Haught	....	casting assistant: Pittsburgh
Caitlin McKenna	....	adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson)
Casey Monteverde	....	extras casting assistant
Nancy Mosser	....	extras casting: Pittsburgh
Mele Nagler	....	casting: New York
Yesi Ramirez	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Katie Shenot	....	extras casting: Pittsburgh
Stephanie Yankwitt	....	casting assistant: New York
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Arnold	....	costume supervisor (as Amy L. Arnold)
Fahima Atrouni	....	stitcher
John Yehia Atrouni	....	tailor (as John Atrouni)
Jeanie Baker	....	key set costumer: Ms. Hathaway
Darcie Buterbaugh	....	key costumer
Melanie Cargioli	....	costume assistant (as Melanie Marie Evans)
Diane Collins	....	set costumer (as Diane Kubasak Collins)
Phyllis Corcoran-Woods	....	set costumer
Tina Dowd	....	costumer: Los Angeles
James Eidel	....	set costumer
Alison Evans	....	set costumer (as Alison Leigh Evans)
Scott R. Hankins	....	key set costumer: Mr. Gyllenhaal
Brandon Kelly	....	costume assistant (as Brandon M. Kelly)
Beth Koenigsberg	....	key costumer: Los Angeles
Bryan Kopp	....	costume assistant
Dani Phelps	....	costume assistant
Hana Scott-Suhrstedt	....	costume assistant
Lisa Judith Briggs	....	wardrobe intern (uncredited)
Paul John Carli	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Michelle Christensen	....	additional costumer (uncredited)
Nancy Collini	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Rick J. Brown	....	colorist: Cinescan (as Rick Brown)
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Jermaine R. Gill	....	color correction assistant
Rachel Faith Hanson	....	digital dailies
Jake King	....	digital intermediate colorist assistant
Natasha Leonnet	....	digital intermediate colorist
Tim Maxwell	....	digital transfer
Christopher McDonald	....	dailies operator
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate project manager (as Rob Phillips)
Martha Pike	....	digital intermediate editor
Zoe Rosenblum	....	editorial production assistant
Rosalie A. Staley	....	digital intermediate assistant project manager (as Rosalie Staley)
Cynthia E. Thornton	....	associate editor
Todd Zongker	....	first assistant editor
Ken Lebre	....	dailies producer (uncredited)

Music Department
Chris Bacon	....	additional score producer
Robert Danzey-Persaud	....	technical score advisor (as Rob Persaud)
Jim Dunbar	....	music coordinator
Geoff Foster	....	score recordist
Mark Graham	....	music librarian
Gavin Greenaway	....	conductor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Andrew Hausmann	....	music librarian (as Andrew Hauschild)
James T. Hill	....	additional score recordist
Joel Iwataki	....	additional score recordist
Alan Meyerson	....	additional score recordist
Alan Meyerson	....	score mixer
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor
Jay B. Richardson	....	music editor (as Jay Richardson)
Vonda Shepard	....	musician: vocalist
Steve Smith	....	music librarian
Pamela J. Sollie	....	scoring coordinator (as Pamela Sollie)
Stuart Michael Thomas	....	score producer
Matthew J. Ward	....	additional score recordist (as Matt Ward)
Lucy Whalley	....	assistant orchestra contractor (as Lucy Whaley)
Robert Danzey-Persaud	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Denny Braun	....	transportation captain (as Dennis J. Braun)
Vince Junkins	....	basecamp captain (as Vince Riggle)
Calley Matthews	....	driver
Lauren Newhouse	....	transportation dispatcher
Marc Scott	....	transportation coordinator
Greg Viglione	....	picture car coordinator
Mike Bearer	....	driver: hair/make-up (uncredited)
Neil Castles Jr.	....	driver: production van (uncredited)
Andrew Garski	....	driver (uncredited)
Dominic Mecchia	....	driver: Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
Kevin Powers	....	driver (uncredited)
Bob Szalinski	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Charles S. Badamo	....	assistant chef
Laura Barone	....	production secretary
Amanda Bauder	....	set medic
Roni Bhullar	....	location production assistant
Shawn Boyachek	....	location manager
Craig T. Brown	....	second assistant accountant
Jane Bulmer	....	assistant: Mr. Milchan
Jason Cianella	....	office production assistant
Robert Parker Clemente	....	set production assistant
JC Conklin	....	production assistant
Shannon Creen	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber
Anna Dobkin	....	assistant production coordinator: travel & housing
Kenneth Donaldson	....	set production assistant
Kenneth Donaldson	....	set production assistant: London
Robb Earnest	....	production coordinator
Daniel Ezralow	....	choreographer
Greg Felmley	....	additional assistant location manager (as Greg Femley)
Diane Galardi	....	assistant: Mr. Zwick
Larry Geyer	....	location coordinator
Tyler Gilstrap	....	assistant: Mr. Ezralow
Heather Gothie	....	office production assistant
Juliana Guedes	....	assistant: Mr. Gyllenhaal
Alex Hamilton	....	assistant location manager (as Alex Mary Hamilton)
Charly Heckman	....	security: Ms. Hathaway
Virginia M. Herdman	....	set medic
Chris Hinton	....	assistant location manager
Brendan Jones	....	assistant chef (as Brendan T. Jones)
Justin Kane	....	production assistant: Bedford Falls
Darryl Kauffman	....	production accountant
Beth Koshinski	....	key second assistant accountant (as Bethany M. Koshinski)
Casey LaRocco	....	set medic (as Casey T. LaRocca)
John Latenser V	....	supervising location manager
Scott Levine	....	unit publicist
Marc Levy	....	set production assistant
Lee Philip Malin	....	production assistant
Cathy Marshall	....	payroll accountant
Ryan McCloskey	....	location production assistant
Dale McQueen	....	location production assistant
Matthew Milan	....	set production assistant
Johnny L. Mitchell	....	office production assistant (as Johnny Mitchell)
Nicholas David Nesbitt	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber (as Nicholas Nesbitt)
Frédéric North	....	helicopter pilot: aerial unit (as Fred North)
John 'JOC' O'Connell	....	location production assistant (as John O'Connell)
Ashley Pekarski	....	assistant: Mr. Brugge
Leah M. Peterson	....	accounting clerk
Chris Ranung	....	craft service
Paul Rathburn	....	catering chef
Jamie Reidy	....	consultant
Gabriel Rivera	....	assistant chef
Rebecca Robertson	....	script supervisor (as Rebecca Robertson-Szwaja)
Zoe Rosenblum	....	cast assistant
Chris Rudyk	....	utility
Scott Saccoccio	....	assistant: Mr. Herskovitz
Scott Schaffer	....	product placement coordinator (as Scott Shaffer)
Patrick Shore	....	stand-in
Helen Sideris	....	first assistant accountant
Jason Silvis	....	assistant craft service
Michelle Skaneski	....	set production assistant
Ben Skorstad	....	ground coordinator: aerial unit
Josh Slates	....	location scout
Bryan Smiley	....	assistant: Mr. Milchan
Julieann Snow	....	production accountant (as Julie Snow)
Will Spagnola	....	production assistant
Eric W. Thompson	....	production lawyer
Michael P. Twombly	....	assistant production coordinator
Kerry Wagner	....	assistant: Ms. Hathaway
Cherokee Walker	....	helicopter pilot: additional aerial photography
Bradley Walkowiak	....	production assistant
Judith L. Zak	....	set medic
Joe Achard	....	location assistant (uncredited)
David Barckhoff	....	stand-in: Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
Mitchell Barutha	....	location scout (uncredited)
Monty Bennett	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber (uncredited)
Aaron Bernard	....	stand-in: men: Utility (uncredited)
Stephanie Bertoni	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Michelle Boyer	....	stand in: Khae (uncredited)
Adam Dunhoff	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Alexa Faigen	....	production executive (uncredited)
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema (uncredited)
Todd Feaser	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Catherine Gittings	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Carla Hacken	....	studio executive (uncredited)
Mia La Monica	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Zachary Mazefsky	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Matthew Dillon Noonan	....	assistant location manager: maps (uncredited)
Ryan O'Shea	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Joey Scarillo	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Joshua Shomo	....	craft service (uncredited)
K.D. Smith	....	post-production accounting assistant (uncredited)
Amy Staggs	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Jason Trosky	....	utility (uncredited)
Blase Ward	....	misc crew (uncredited)

Thanks
Massi Abadi	....	thanks
Susan Blaser	....	thanks (as Dr. Susan Blaser)
Michael J. Fox	....	thanks
Carol Hicks	....	thanks
Maureen Marcellino	....	thanks
Linda O'Connor	....	thanks
Jennifer Parkinson	....	thanks
Vivian Tondeur	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures (presents)
• Regency Enterprises (presents)
• New Regency Pictures (as New Regency)
• Stuber Productions (as Stuber Pictures)
• Bedford Falls Company, The (as Bedford Falls)
• Dune Entertainment (made in association with)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through Warner Bros.)
• 20th Century Fox (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• SPO (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2011) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Castello Lopes Multimédia (2011) (Portugal) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2010) (Finland) (all media)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Imperial / Cinepix (2010) (Poland) (all media)
• Odeon (2011) (Greece) (DVD) (blu-ray)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Moving Target (visual effects)
• VCE (visual effects)
• Image G (motion control services)

Other Companies

• 20th Century Fox Studios  post-production facilities (as Twentieth Century Fox Studios)
• 31st Street Studios  base camp; studio facilities
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  score recorded at
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote and stabilized camera systems
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• EMS Payroll  extras payroll
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Hurwitz Creative  Electronic Press Kit
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Island Film Studios  thanks (as Island Studios)
• James Newton Howard Studios  score mixing facility
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music copying (as JoAnn Kane Music Service)
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• London Session Orchestra, The  orchestra (uncredited)
• Mogul Mind Studios  facilities
• Moving Target  titles
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background
• Pyrotechnico - New Castle  fireworks: Pfizer event
• Realms of Catering  catering: pre-shoot
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Soho Square Productions  production services
• Three Rivers Entertainment & Prodyction  stage setup and lighting: Pfizer event
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• Twentieth Century-Fox Studios, Hollywood  post-production facilities (as Twentieth Century Fox Studios)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, pervasive language, and some drug material

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA15+ | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Germany:12 | Ireland:15A | Japan:R15+ | Malaysia:18 (edited version) | Norway:11 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #46098)

Filming Locations:

Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

The film is based on a book - Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman - by former Pfizer rep Jamie Reidy. He says the book is a "jumping off point" and that there is no love interest in it as he removed all of those references, thinking that his mother would read the book.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Jamie is presenting TV-Sets in the opening scene, he introduces three 52-inch Flatscreen (or bigger) models by Philips, Samsung and Magnavox. The scene is set in 1996. 1997, Philips introduced the first 42-inch plasma display (US $14,999) to the retail public in 4 Sears locations in the US. 52-inch displays weren't among their Flat-TV range until at least 2003.

Quotes:

Jamie Randall:Hey, Lisa.
Bruce Winston:Her name's not Lisa.
Jamie Randall:I know. I know. But, if everytime I say "Hey, Lisa", then eventually she'll come up to me and she'll be like, you know, "My name's not Lisa it's... Jennifer"... whatever, and I'll do a big apology and I'll say, "I thought you were the Lisa who was mad at me for not calling". And, from then on Jennifer, or whatever her name is, will think that I dated a girl who looked just like her... who I rejected. She'll develop this unconscious need to win my approval and from then on, it's cake.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Maltin on Movies: The Dark Knight Rises (#1.82)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key

A Nutshell Review: Love and Other Drugs

The first part introduces us to Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhaal), a good looking schmuck who gets his way around women always, possessing an irrepressible charm that make them all feel weak in their knees. Being kicked out of his job at an electronic store for his amorous ways, he soon finds himself applying his innate ways with women into his selling routine, now working as a sales rep in the medical industry for Pfizer, which when he joined hasn't created the magical blue pill called Viagra yet.

I'd always wonder whether Pfizer was totally OK with the use of their branding, just like how Up in the Air featured Hilton. After all this section of the film relentlessly pummels you with their sales strategy, arguments and counter-arguments where some aren't really flattering, or even ethical to begin with. It's like a statement of how numbers and quotas are being chased no matter the cost, and their sales training made for some comedic fodder. And to make matters worst, it puts up front how the use of freebies can open up doors which are closed, and to Jamie it also means manipulating women to get at what he wants, especially an account with Dr Stan Knight (Hank Azaria) who in one scene opened up and blabbers about how corrupt the entire industry could be in demolishing one's medical ideals.

So I suppose it's fair game for Pfizer since the story, or at least this part of it, is based on the book "Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman" by author Jamie Reidy, himself a former Pfizer sales rep, because at least it gets itself everywhere in the film by virtue of Jamie's job. Besides the lessons learnt and applicability in the corporate world, I totally agree with how being good looking puts one at a certain advantage because people like aesthetically pleasing things and beings, or try as hard to deny that such things exist. Things work, appeals work, and just about everything one touches turn into gold, or you get a leg up in your mission in life. This entire part on the bubbling new career of Jamie's I enjoyed and had a huge chuckle from for its bold portrayal of things that cut close to real life.

Then there's the romantic portion of the film that kicked in once Anne Hathaway's Maggie Murdock comes into the picture, piquing Jamie's interest when she revealed a boob and caught him ogling. The love between the two is anything but simple (and I touch on this in a while) since she wants to keep her emotional walls up to prevent from getting hurt again. They reach an agreeable compromise in establishing a relation that's built on purely physical terms, and try as hard as they can to avoid falling into the usual relationship trap. Through their interactions we learn a lot more about their characters, and in these moments come the expansion to prevent them from lapsing into caricature mode.

Both Gyllenhaal and Hathaway score in their respective roles, so much so that it earned them a Golden Globe nomination each. Gyllenhaal's Jamie develops from schmuck to an all round nice guy, something which love does of course since it forces you to care about somebody else, while Hathaway has to mimic an early stage of Parkinson's for her Maggie role, and brings to light some basic understanding of sufferers for the disease in which there's still no cure. After all, modern medicine seems to be interested in developing products that have mass market demand (like Viagra) appealing to the primal desires of men (and women too) which automatically translates to profits. Needless to say having been on screen together (sans clothes too in Brokeback Mountain) meant some natural chemistry already established and which they shared

But the third part to the film was the home run for me. It defines the concept of unconditional love, other than the innate one that a mom will always possess for her kids. You'll know someone is right for you, and there's no point denying it anyway, when they choose to stick by you when they know the going will get tough, that things will turn out quite the nightmare and disadvantageous, but decide to do so nonetheless. It takes the concept of "in sickness and in health" and weaves a strong emotional narrative around it in this film, where a couple not yet bounded by matrimonial vows, decide to adopt its concept implicitly. One is a sufferer from an incurable, long term disease, afraid to get too close to someone in fear of being pitied upon, or unfairly bogging down and clipping another's wings when the other half has opportunities to take off and fly.

But no, the film isn't that sombre in mood always, and contains plenty of comedy also courtesy of Oliver Platt as Jamie's sales manager, and that of Josh Gad playing Jamie's uncouth brother Josh, a one time internet paper millionaire until the dot com bubble burst, having to live on the couch in Jamie's apartment, the details of his shenanigans best left for you to find out from the film. The strength of Love and Other Drugs come from the development and transformation of characters and their relationships with each other, which dialogues that reminded me of, of all films, Jerry Maguire, set against an historical backdrop of developments in the medical industry that shook up the whole world. As I said, it's smart and all encompassing for a film like how Zwick likes his films to be, and I'm sure has elements that you'll identify with and enjoy.

I'm firmly putting this in my Highly Recommended list, and an early shoo in as one of the best of this year, even though it's early. Now excuse me as I go practice my Hey Lisa routine!