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1. • • Is Pain Hustlers based on a true story? Yes, but only loosely. The heavily dramatized Netflix movie was inspired by the Insys Therapeutics scandal, which revolved around the company's pain relief spray for cancer that included fentanyl as its highly addictive core ingredient.
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   Is pain Hustlers based on a true story?

   • As seen in the film's closing seconds, there was a real-life Fentanyl-based drug similar to the one depicted in the film. Pain Hustlers was inspired by journalist Evan Hughes's 2018 New York TimesMagazine coverage (and subsequent nonfiction book) on the Arizona-based pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics.

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   What is Netflix's new movie Pain Hustlers based on?

   • Netflix's new movie is based on a wild tale of greed and the opioid crisis. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Just when you think Hollywood had told the bulk of its stories about the opioid crisis, Netflix releases the new movie Pain Hustlers.

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   Who are the pain Hustlers?

   • In an investigative feature headlined “The Pain Hustlers”, Hughes uncovered the corrupt story of Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company that employed nefarious racketeering tactics with prescription drugs. The main product? A highly potent opioid painkiller called Subsys, a prescription version of fentanyl.

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   What is Netflix's Opioid Crisis miniseries pain Hustlers about?

   • Read more: Netflix's Opioid Crisis Miniseries Painkiller Is Another Frustrating Explainer Drama Pain Hustlers began as a 2018 article for the New York Times Magazine by Evan Hughes, chronicling the travails of Insys, founded by billionaire John Kapoor.

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   What is a major plot point in pain Hustlers?

   • A major plot point in Pain Hustlers is that Liza's daughter suffers from a brain tumor, which complicates her connection to the drug company. Liza is also given a mother, played by Catherine O’Hara, who becomes a sales rep as well.

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   Did pain hustlers use fentanyl in real life?

   • A Pain Hustlers fact check reveals that the real-life medication created by Insys Therapeutics that inspired the movie was called Subsys. It was a sublingual liquid form of fentanyl, meaning that you applied it by spraying it under the tongue. The movie changes the name of the drug to Lonafin.

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   Sep 12, 2023 · The director and author behind Netflix's crime drama on the how the movie starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans fictionalized the story of an opioid scandal.

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   Oct 27, 2023 · The film will undoubtedly leave viewers with a lot of questions—and rightfully so, because it’s based on a true story. Here’s a Pain Hustlers' explainer to help separate fact from...

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   Oct 27, 2023 · Is Pain Hustlers based on a true story? Yes, but only loosely. The heavily dramatized Netflix movie was inspired by the Insys Therapeutics scandal, which revolved around the company's pain relief spray for cancer that included fentanyl as its highly addictive core ingredient.

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   Oct 31, 2023 · Though fictionalized for comedy, Pain Hustlers is still inspired by a true story. Do the Stories Have Similar Endings? Thankfully, the real-life story of Insys ends in a similar...

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   Emily Blunt and Chris Evans star in Pain Hustlers, a new drama based on a true story.

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    Sep 12, 2023 · Chris Evans and Emily Blunt will now star in Pain Hustlers, a Netflix film that is also based on a true story about a pharmaceutical scam: Here’s everything you need to know about the up-coming...