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Side Effects

2005-03-07 · 90 min · ★ 5.7

Comedy · Drama · Romance

America! Built on a better pill. Karly Hert has spent the last ten years selling drugs. Legally, that is. Karly is a pharmaceutical sales representative. She sells pills to doctors. She makes lots of money. She has a company car. She has a nice fat expense account. But there's a growing pit in Karly's stomach. Something isn't right behind the scenes at big pharma. Based on the director's decade working directly for the industry.

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Directors
Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau
Production companies
Mo Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 2,523

Top Cast

Katherine HeiglKatherine HeiglKarly Hert
Lucian McAfeeZach Danner
David DurbinDan
Dorian DeMicheleJacqueline
Temeceka HarrisGrace
Beth HebertSarah
Mimi Sagadin Mimi Sagadin Katie
Sandy AdellDr. Jones
David M. AmesDr. Jakobs
John ApplePlant Manager
Ron BaumgartnerBusiness Man @ Plant
Collin SpencerT. Bates
Bill BolzScary Man
Stacy BricksonDr. Collins
Nathan CaracterRecruiter
Tom ChristiansonDr. Michaels
Nathan ConnorScott
Janet CressonDebbie
Tom CurtisDr. Allen
Lee ErnstJack Klug

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