Love & Other Drugs (2010)

In 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease.

Director:

Edward Zwick

Writers:

Charles Randolph (screenplay), Edward Zwick (screenplay)

Stars:

Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Judy Greer

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Maggie (Hathaway) is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone - or anything - tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie (Gyllenhaal), whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | casual sex | parkinson's disease | sex scene | medical representative | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is based on a book - Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman - by former Pfizer representative 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.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Maggie Murdock: I'm sorry, I'm sorry I know it's late.
[Shewalks in and takes off her coat to reveal her naked body to Jamie not realizing Josh is there too]
Jamie Randall: Oh my god!
Josh Randall: OH MY GOD!
Maggie Murdock: OH MY GOD!
[falls to the floor struggling to cover herself]
Jamie Randall: [Looks at Josh] OH MY GOD!
Josh Randall: I didn't see anything. My glasses are off.
Jamie Randall: JOSH, TURN AROUND!
Josh Randall: [Turns around on the couch and talks with his hand] Hi, I'm Josh a pleasure to meet you.

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Connections

Referenced in Maltin on Movies: The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

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Soundtracks

Macarena (River Mix)
Written by Antonio Romero and Rafael Ruiz
Performed by Los del Río
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L. and The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

not the average romantic comedy ( and thats a good thing)

This is one of those movies that have a weird marketing campaign, the studio wants to sell it like a romantic comedy when its more like a drama with complex and real characters. Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyleenhaal have good chemistry on screen and secondary characters help to bring equilibrium to a movie that other way could turn to be a little depressing. I also think that this movie doesn't deserve the R rating just because it deals with sex ( I live in Mexico and here we have something like PG-15)hopefully people don't feel to uncomfortable with the sex scene because it gives more credibility to the story.In the end the film works better than others of its genre and its worth a look ( probably not for a first date) but if you are already on a relationship it will give you something to think and talk about.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hard Sell

Filming Locations:

Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,739,161, 28 November 2010

Gross USA:

$32,367,005

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$102,820,008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, New Regency Productions, New Regency Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1