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Sep 12, 2023 · The director and author behind Netflix's crime drama on how the movie starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans fictionalized the story of an opioid scandal.
- Esther Zuckerman
Pain Hustlers is a 2023 American crime comedy film co-produced and directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Wells Tower, based on the 2022 book of the same name by Evan Hughes. [3][4] The film is loosely based on the activities of the real world company Insys Therapeutics and their role in the US opioid crisis.
Oct 27, 2023 · What is Pain Hustlers based on? The seed of the film began with a 2018 investigative article by Evan Hughes for the New York Times Magazine about Insys, a company founded by billionaire John...
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Oct 31, 2023 · In Pain Hustlers, a company named Zanna peddles a drug called Lonafen. (You can read more about Lonafen's real-life inspiration here.) How Do the Stories Differ? Since Liza isn't a real...
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Emily Blunt and Chris Evans star in Pain Hustlers, a new drama based on a true story.
Pain Hustlers, a drama about the opioid epidemic, is "too worried about being a downer to be convincing", writes Caryn James as the film premieres at the Toronto International...
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Oct 27, 2023 · 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.