Extraordinary Measures

Extraordinary Measures is a 2010 medical drama film starring Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, and Keri Russell. It is distributed by CBS Films and was released on January 22, 2010. It is about parents who form a biotechnology company to develop a drug to save the lives of their children, who have a lifethreatening disease. The film is based on the true story of John and Aileen Crowley, whose children have Pompes disease. The film was shot in St. Paul, Oregon Portland, Oregon the Corner Saloon in Tualatin, Oregon Manzanita, Oregon Beaverton, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. It is the first film to go into production for CBS Films, the film division of CBS Corporation.

Adapted by Robert Nelson Jacobs from a nonfiction book The Cure How a Father Raised 100 Millionand Bucked the Medical Establishmentin a Quest to Save His Children by the Pulitzer Prize journalist Geeta Anand, the film is also an examination of how medical research is conducted and financed.Filming took place at several spots in and around Portland, Oregon, mostly at the OHSU Doernbecher Childrens Hospital, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Nike campus in Beaverton, Oregon. This was the first time Nike allowed filming on their campus and they donated the location payment to Doernbecher Childrens Hospital. During filming, the working title was The Untitled Crowley Project. ........

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