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The Bleeding Edge ()


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A look at the unforeseen consequences of advanced technological devices used in the medical field.

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Jim Spencer ...
Self - Journalist, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeanne Lenzer ...
Self - Author, The Danger Within Us
Michael Carome ...
Self - Director, Public Citizen Health Research Group (as Dr. Michael Carome)
Angie Firmalino ...
Self - Essure Contraceptive Victim
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Self - Angie's Husband
Gaby Avina ...
Self - Former Essure Spokesperson
Ana Fuentes ...
Self
William K. Hubbard ...
Self - Former FDA Associate Commissioner
David Kessler ...
Self - FDA Commissioner, 1990 -1997 (as Dr. David Kessler)
Stephen Tower ...
Self - Orthopedic Surgeon (as Dr. Stephen Tower)
Janice Tower ...
Self - Stephen Tower's Wife
Adriane Fugh-Berman ...
Self - Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology Georgetown University (as Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman)
Deborah Cohen ...
Self - Associate Editor, British Medical Journal (as Dr. Deborah Cohen)
Rita Redberg ...
Self - Editor, JAMA Internal Medicine (as Dr. Rita Redberg)
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Self - Dr. Tower's Patient
Angela Clark ...
Self - Dr. Tower's Patient
Bill Vigil ...
Self - Dr. Tower's Patient
Robert Bridges ...
Self - Diagnostic Radiologist (as Dr. Robert Bridges)
Tammy Jackson ...
Self
Byron Jackson ...
Self - Tammy's Husband
Tom Margolis ...
Self - OB / GYN (as Dr. Tom Margolis)
Julio Cesar Novoa ...
Self - OB / GYN (as Dr. Julio Cesar Novoa)
Adam Slater ...
Self - Attorney
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Self - Former FDA Analyst, CEO, Device Events
Martin Makary ...
Self - Professor of Surgery and Health Policy Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (as Dr. Martin Makary)
Steven McCarus ...
Self - da Vinci OB / GYN Surgeon (as Dr. Steven McCarus)
Debra Rybos ...
Self
Julie Dailey ...
Self
Astarre Gudino ...
Self
Vicki Mills ...
Self
Mary McNulty ...
Self
Lori Shanyfelt ...
Self
Richard Friedman ...
Self - Attorney
Robert Poston ...
Self - da Vinci Cardiac Surgeon (as Dr. Robert Poston)
Michelle Zarick ...
Self
Scott Sills ...
Self - OB / GYN (as Dr. Scott Sills)
Kimberly Hudak ...
Self - Essure Clinical Trial Patient
Rebecca Smith-Bindman ...
Self - Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UCSF (as Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman)
Ewa Czeiska ...
Self - Former FDA Scientist (as Dr. Ewa Czeiska)
Scott Whitaker ...
Self - CEO, Advanced Medical Technology Association
Lee Fang ...
Self - Journalist, The Intercept
Diana Zuckerman ...
Self - President, National Center for Health Research (as Dr. Diana Zuckerman)
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Self - Illinois Congresswoman
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Self - New York Congresswoman
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Self - Connecticut Congresswoman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Auger ...
Self - Product Development Director, DePuty Synthes (archiveFootage)
Robert Califf ...
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archiveFootage)
Lester Crawford ...
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archiveFootage)
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Self - CEO, Johnson & Johnson (archiveFootage)
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Self - FDA Commissioner Nomineee (archiveFootage) (as Dr. Scott Gottlieb)
Gary Guthart ...
Self - CEO, Intuitive Surgical (archiveFootage)
Margaret Hamburg ...
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archiveFootage)
Piet Heinous ...
Self - VP of Medical Affairs, Ethicon / Johnson & Johnson (archiveFootage) (as Dr. Piet Heinous)
Jane Henney ...
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archiveFootage)
Mark McClellan ...
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archiveFootage)
Catherine Mohr ...
Self - VP of Strategy, Intuitive Surgical (archiveFootage) (as Dr. Catherine Mohr)
Dave Rosa ...
Self - EVP of Scientific Affairs (archiveFootage)
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Self - 45th President of the United States (archiveFootage)
Andrew von Eschenbach ...
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archiveFootage)
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Self - Massachusetts Senator (archiveFootage)

Directed by

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Kirby Dick

Written by

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Kirby Dick ... ()
 
Amy Ziering ... (additional writing)

Produced by

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Ben Cotner ... executive producer
Ian Darling ... executive producer
Ken Grossinger ... co-executive producer
Amy Herdy ... producer
Alexandra Johnes ... consulting producer
M.S. Johnson ... executive producer
Micheline Klagsbrun ... co-executive producer
Liz F. Mason ... post executive
Debbie McLeod ... executive producer (as Debra McLeod)
Lisa Nishimura ... executive producer
Zachary Rockwood ... field producer
Jamie Rogers Caballero ... associate producer (as Jamie Rogers)
Mari Snyder Johnson ... executive producer
Jason Spingarn-Koff ... executive producer
Amy Ziering ... producer

Music by

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Jeff Beal

Cinematography by

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Thaddeus Wadleigh ... director of photography

Editing by

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Derek Boonstra
Andrew McAllister

Editorial Department

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Edward Patrick Alva ... associate editor
Douglas Blush ... editorial consultant
Luke Cahill ... colorist
Lindsay Machel Koenig ... assistant editor
Sean Meyers ... on-line editor

Makeup Department

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Monique Mazer ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Edward Patrick Alva ... post-production supervisor
Lorena Lourenço ... post-production supervisor

Sound Department

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Christopher Alba ... sound effects editor
Ivan Basauri ... sound
Keith Burhans ... stage engineer
Dane A. Davis ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Brittany Ellis ... mix technician
Stephanie Flack ... supervising sound editor
Darlene Gorzela ... additional sound services: wb sound
Matthew Iadarola ... re-recording mixer
Matthew W. Kielkopf ... sound effects editor
Ann Marie Wachel ... additional sound services: wb sound

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Russell Barrett ... digital artist
Luke Cahill ... digital intermediate colorist
Mary Dowd ... digital artist
Rebecca Gant ... visual effects coordinator
Eric Heavens ... digital artist
Gregory J. Lanesey ... digital intermediate producer (as Greg Lanesey)
Sean Meyers ... online editor
Dave Piedra ... lead cg artist
Matt Radecki ... digital intermediate producer
Chris Reilly ... digital artist
Dan Schmit ... visual effects supervisor
Adam Simpson ... visual effects editor
Cyrena Vladish-Addison ... visual effects controller

Camera and Electrical Department

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Kyle Aramburo ... lead additional cinematographer
Rita Baghdadi ... additional cinematographer
Jeremy Borg ... lead additional cinematographer
Ian Cook ... additional cinematographer
Kevin Crawley ... grip
Nathan Golon ... lead additional cinematographer
Aaron Kopp ... additional cinematography
Clare Major ... additional cinematography
Trenton Massey ... additional cinematography
Michael T. Miller ... additional cinematographer
Brianna Pressey ... additional cinematography
Chris Rahm ... lead additional cinematographer
John C. Reyes ... first assistant camera
Zachary Rockwood ... lead additional cinematographer (as Zach Rockwood)

Animation Department

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Bil White ... design and animation

Music Department

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Marco Valerio Antonini ... additional orchestrator

Additional Crew

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Edward Patrick Alva ... technical supervisor
Kate Coe ... additional archival research
Kevin Crawley ... production assistant
Marquise Davion ... production assistant
Kirby Dick ... additional interviewer
Imraan Farukhi ... production legal
Alex Fierro-Clarke ... transcriber
Amy Herdy ... additional interviewer
Eleanor Leonard ... lead transcriber
Nicholas Manting Brewer ... production assistant
Alexandra Marske ... executive assistant
Ashley D. Morgan ... to Mr. Dick and Ms. Ziering
Evan Scott Nicholas ... Investigative Researcher
Elizabeth Pepin ... additional archival research
Herman Phillips ... producer's assistant
Brianna Pressey ... production assistant
Brandon Rife ... production assistant
Marc H. Simon ... legal counsel / production legal (as Marc Simon)
Alonzo Wickers ... production legal
Amy Ziering ... interviewer
Jeptha Storm ... Transcriber (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Distributors

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  • Netflix (2018) (United States) (theatrical)
  • Netflix (2018) (Singapore) (video)

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords
Taglines Exposing the crimes of Big Medical. See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Les blessures de la médecine (France)
  • Das Geschäft mit der Gesundheit (Germany)
  • El Lado Oscuro Del Bisturi (Spain)
  • The Bleeding Edge - Medisinsk maktmisbruk (Norway)
  • 尖端醫療的真相:你安全嗎? (Taiwan)
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  • 99 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Essure, the medical device at the center of the exposé, was discontinued for good in the US in 2018. See more »

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