Extraordinary Measures (2010)

A drama centered on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley to find a researcher who might have a cure for their two children's rare genetic disorder.

Director:

Tom Vaughan

Writers:

Robert Nelson Jacobs, Geeta Anand (book)

Stars:

Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell, Harrison Ford

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brendan Fraser	...	John Crowley
Harrison Ford	...	Dr. Stonehill
Keri Russell	...	Aileen Crowley
Meredith Droeger	...	Megan Crowley
Diego Velazquez	...	Patrick Crowley
Sam M. Hall	...	John Crowley, Jr.
Jared Harris	...	Dr. Kent Webber
Patrick Bauchau	...	CEO Erich Loring
Alan Ruck	...	Pete Sutphen
David Clennon	...	Dr. Renzler
Dee Wallace	...	Sal
Courtney B. Vance	...	Marcus Temple
Ayanna Berkshire	...	Wendy Temple
P.J. Byrne	...	Dr. Preston
Andrea White	...	Dr. Allegria

Storyline

A Portland couple have two children with Pompe disease, a genetic anomaly that kills most before a child's tenth birthday. The husband, John, an advertising executive, contacts Robert Stonehill, a researcher in Nebraska who has done innovative research for an enzyme treatment. He has little money to fund his laboratory, and a thorny personality that drives away colleagues and funders. John and his wife Aileen raise money to help Stonehill's research and the required clinical trials. John takes on the task full time, working with venture capitalists and then rival teams of researchers. Time is running short, Stonehill's angry outburst hinder the company's faith in him, and the profit motive may upend John's hopes. The researchers race against time for the children who have the disease.

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Plot Keywords:

disease | race against time | cure | imagination | venture capital | 

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Taglines:

Don't hope for a miracle. Make one.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic material, language and a mild suggestive moment

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crowley

Filming Locations:

Alameda, Portland, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$31,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,012,594, 24 January 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$11,854,694, 7 February 2010

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Films, Double Feature Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

P.J. Byrne, who plays Dr. Preston, has a cousin in real life that is treating the Crowley children at St. Peter's University Hospital in New Jersey.

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Goofs

When John Crowley first meets Dr. Stonehill in Nebraska, he said that the Dr. had hung up on him the day before yesterday, but goes on to say that his daughter had almost died last week. That is backwards from the earlier scenes, as the daughter was in the hospital after his call.

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Quotes

John Crowley: You haven't cashed it yet!
Dr. Robert Stonehill: I haven't earned it yet.

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Connections

Featured in Trailer Failure: Extraordinary Measures, Crazy on the Outside, and Bitch Slap (2009)

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Soundtracks

Hush
Written by Joe South
Performed by Deep Purple
Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd. and HEC Enterprises, Ltd.
By special arrangement with Spark Music LLC

User Reviews

I enjoyed "Extraordinary Measures"

Harrison Ford still displays great instincts both as an actor and as an executive producer. I believed in his character whole-heartedly, and convincingly-so as the movie unfolded the story. Brendan Fraser is also very convincing as a decent, but desperate and resourceful father. This is a movie that made me want to read the book, research the real issues.

I especially like the way the audience is increasingly drawn in, not only to the family seeking Dr. Stonehill's cutting edge medical research, but, moreover, in to the very lives of other families enduring a plight similar to the family of the main protagonists.

The movie is strong in terms of not over-playing the sentiment, which it would have been so easy to do.