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- The film was inspired by a 2018 New York Times Magazine article that writer Evan Hughes later turned into a nonfiction book titled Pain Hustlers. Both works detailed a start-up pharmaceutical company named Insys that marketed a fentanyl spray for the management of pain.
www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a45700354/netflix-pain-hustlers-true-story-explained/The True Story That Inspired Netflix's Pain Hustlers - Esquire
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Sep 12, 2023 · Pain Hustlers, the new Netflix film that premiered on Sept. 11 at the Toronto International Film Festival, uses a structure like a documentary, featuring characters being interviewed by an...
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Oct 30, 2023 · Netflix's new movie ‘Pain Hustlers,’ starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans, is inspired by the real-life pharmaceutical company Insys Theraputics.
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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Emily Blunt's new film Pain Hustlers is the latest to tackle America’s opioid crisis, but what is the real-life story that inspired the Netflix movie.
Oct 31, 2023 · Yes. A fentanyl-based drug company did face consequences in real life for peddling through "speaker programs." The film was inspired by a 2018 New York Times Magazine article that writer Evan...
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Pain Hustlers had its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2023, and was released in select theaters in the United States on October 20, before its streaming debut by Netflix on October 27. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.
Apr 16, 2024 · Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, and Jay Duplass star in Netflix’s Pain Hustlers, which is loosely based on a true story.