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Pain Hustlers is a 2023 American black comedy crime 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.
Hughes' book stemmed from a New York Times article he wrote, published in May of 2018, called "The Pain Hustlers." The book (and article) tells the story of pharma exec John Kapoor, who founded a ...
Netflix’s newest hit movie, Pain Hustlers, dives into the story of a pharmaceutical company, Zanna Pharmaceuticals, that produces a highly addictive opioid drug called Lonafen.
The movie which is based on a book by Evan Hughes called Pain Hustlers: Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup, explores the marketing and sales tactics used to sell the drug, and the ...
On May 22, 2022, Netflix paid $50 million for global rights to the conspiracy film Pain Hustlers, written by Tower, directed by David Yates, and starring Emily Blunt. Tower's original screenplay was inspired by Evan Hughes’ nonfiction book The Hard Sell, which was published January 2022. [15]
Is Netflix's 'Pain Hustlers,' starring Chris Evans and Emily Blunt, based on a true story? Learn about the real-life pharma scandal that inspired the film.
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Starring Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Catherine O'Hara, Andy García, and Jay Duplass, the film is actually based on the 2022 book of the same name by Evan Hughes.