Side Effects (2005 film)

Side Effects
Film poster
Directed byKathleen Slattery-Moschkau
Written byKathleen Slattery-Moschkau
Produced byKatherine Heigl
StarringKatherine Heigl
Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release dates
  • March 7, 2005 (2005-03-07) (Cinequest Film Festival)
  • September 9, 2005 (2005-09-09) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Side Effects is a 2005 romantic comedy about the pharmaceutical industry, directed by Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau and starring Katherine Heigl as Karly Hert, a pharmaceutical "detailer", who becomes disillusioned with the lack of ethics in the pharmaceutical industry and has tough choices to make. The film also stars Lucian McAfee, Dorian DeMichele as Karly’s unscrupulous boss, Dave Durbin, Temeceka Harris. The film's title is a reference to the medical term side effects and is based on a true story.