
The Bleeding Edge (2018)
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- TV-14
- 1h 39min
- Documentary
- 27 Jul 2018 (USA)
- Movie
A look at the unforeseen consequences of advanced technological devices used in the medical field.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
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Jim Spencer | ... |
Self - Journalist, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Jeanne Lenzer | ... |
Self - Author, The Danger Within Us
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Michael Carome | ... |
Self - Director, Public Citizen Health Research Group
(as Dr. Michael Carome)
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Angie Firmalino | ... |
Self - Essure Contraceptive Victim
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Peter Firmalino | ... |
Self - Angie's Husband
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Gaby Avina | ... |
Self - Former Essure Spokesperson
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Ana Fuentes | ... |
Self
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William K. Hubbard | ... |
Self - Former FDA Associate Commissioner
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David Kessler | ... |
Self - FDA Commissioner, 1990 -1997
(as Dr. David Kessler)
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Stephen Tower | ... |
Self - Orthopedic Surgeon
(as Dr. Stephen Tower)
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Janice Tower | ... |
Self - Stephen Tower's Wife
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Adriane Fugh-Berman | ... |
Self - Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology Georgetown University
(as Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman)
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Deborah Cohen | ... |
Self - Associate Editor, British Medical Journal
(as Dr. Deborah Cohen)
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Rita Redberg | ... |
Self - Editor, JAMA Internal Medicine
(as Dr. Rita Redberg)
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Rodney Evans | ... |
Self - Dr. Tower's Patient
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Angela Clark | ... |
Self - Dr. Tower's Patient
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Bill Vigil | ... |
Self - Dr. Tower's Patient
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Robert Bridges | ... |
Self - Diagnostic Radiologist
(as Dr. Robert Bridges)
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Tammy Jackson | ... |
Self
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Byron Jackson | ... |
Self - Tammy's Husband
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Tom Margolis | ... |
Self - OB / GYN
(as Dr. Tom Margolis)
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Julio Cesar Novoa | ... |
Self - OB / GYN
(as Dr. Julio Cesar Novoa)
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Adam Slater | ... |
Self - Attorney
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Madris Tomes | ... |
Self - Former FDA Analyst, CEO, Device Events
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Martin Makary | ... |
Self - Professor of Surgery and Health Policy Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
(as Dr. Martin Makary)
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Steven McCarus | ... |
Self - da Vinci OB / GYN Surgeon
(as Dr. Steven McCarus)
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Debra Rybos | ... |
Self
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Julie Dailey | ... |
Self
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Astarre Gudino | ... |
Self
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Vicki Mills | ... |
Self
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Mary McNulty | ... |
Self
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Lori Shanyfelt | ... |
Self
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Richard Friedman | ... |
Self - Attorney
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Robert Poston | ... |
Self - da Vinci Cardiac Surgeon
(as Dr. Robert Poston)
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Michelle Zarick | ... |
Self
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Scott Sills | ... |
Self - OB / GYN
(as Dr. Scott Sills)
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Kimberly Hudak | ... |
Self - Essure Clinical Trial Patient
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Rebecca Smith-Bindman | ... |
Self - Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UCSF
(as Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman)
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Ewa Czeiska | ... |
Self - Former FDA Scientist
(as Dr. Ewa Czeiska)
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Scott Whitaker | ... |
Self - CEO, Advanced Medical Technology Association
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Lee Fang | ... |
Self - Journalist, The Intercept
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Diana Zuckerman | ... |
Self - President, National Center for Health Research
(as Dr. Diana Zuckerman)
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Janice Schakowsky | ... |
Self - Illinois Congresswoman
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Louise Slaughter | ... |
Self - New York Congresswoman
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Rosa DeLauro | ... |
Self - Connecticut Congresswoman
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Dan Auger | ... |
Self - Product Development Director, DePuty Synthes (archiveFootage)
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Robert Califf | ... |
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archiveFootage)
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Lester Crawford | ... |
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archiveFootage)
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Alex Gorsky | ... |
Self - CEO, Johnson & Johnson (archiveFootage)
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Scott Gottlieb | ... |
Self - FDA Commissioner Nomineee (archiveFootage)
(as Dr. Scott Gottlieb)
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Gary Guthart | ... |
Self - CEO, Intuitive Surgical (archiveFootage)
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Margaret Hamburg | ... |
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archiveFootage)
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Piet Heinous | ... |
Self - VP of Medical Affairs, Ethicon / Johnson & Johnson (archiveFootage)
(as Dr. Piet Heinous)
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Jane Henney | ... |
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archiveFootage)
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Mark McClellan | ... |
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archiveFootage)
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Catherine Mohr | ... |
Self - VP of Strategy, Intuitive Surgical (archiveFootage)
(as Dr. Catherine Mohr)
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Dave Rosa | ... |
Self - EVP of Scientific Affairs (archiveFootage)
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Donald Trump | ... |
Self - 45th President of the United States (archiveFootage)
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Andrew von Eschenbach | ... |
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archiveFootage)
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Elizabeth Warren | ... |
Self - Massachusetts Senator (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
Kirby Dick |
Written by
Kirby Dick | ... | () |
Amy Ziering | ... | (additional writing) |
Produced by
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
Jeff Beal |
Cinematography by
Thaddeus Wadleigh | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Derek Boonstra | ||
Andrew McAllister |
Editorial Department
Edward Patrick Alva | ... | associate editor |
Douglas Blush | ... | editorial consultant |
Luke Cahill | ... | colorist |
Lindsay Machel Koenig | ... | assistant editor |
Sean Meyers | ... | on-line editor |
Makeup Department
Monique Mazer | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Edward Patrick Alva | ... | post-production supervisor |
Lorena Lourenço | ... | post-production supervisor |
Sound Department
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 |
Visual Effects by
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
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
Bil White | ... | design and animation |
Music Department
Marco Valerio Antonini | ... | additional orchestrator |
Additional Crew
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) |
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Taglines | Exposing the crimes of Big Medical. See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Essure, the medical device at the center of the exposé, was discontinued for good in the US in 2018. See more » |