Extraordinary Measures (film)

Extraordinary Measures
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTom Vaughan
Written byRobert Nelson Jacobs
Based onThe Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million — And Bucked the Medical Establishment — in a Quest to Save His Children
by Geeta Anand
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Dunn
Edited byAnne V. Coates
Music byAndrea Guerra
Production
company
Double Feature Films
Distributed byCBS Films (North America)
Sony Pictures Releasing International (International)[1][2]
Release date
  • January 22, 2010 (2010-01-22)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$31 million[3]
Box office$15 million[3]

Extraordinary Measures is a 2010 American medical drama film starring Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, and Keri Russell. It was the first film produced by CBS Films, the film division of CBS Corporation, who released the film on January 22, 2010. The film is about parents who form a biotechnology company to develop a drug to save the lives of their children, who have a life-threatening disease. The film is based on the true story of John and Aileen Crowley, whose children have Pompe disease. The film was shot in St. Paul, Oregon; Portland, Oregon; Tualatin, Oregon; Wilsonville, Oregon; Manzanita, Oregon; Beaverton, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.

  1. ^ Goodridge, Mike (January 21, 2010). "Extraordinary Measures". Screen International. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "CBS Films hooks up with Sony". Variety. November 17, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Extraordinary Measures (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 25, 2010.