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 life-threatening disease. The film is based on the true story of John and Aileen Crowley, whose children have Pompe's disease. The film was shot in St. Paul, Oregon, Portland, the Corner Saloon in Tualatin, Oregon, and Beaverton, Oregon as well as Vancouver, Washington. It is the first film to go... into production for CBS Films, the film division of CBS Corporation. Brendan Fraser plays John Crowley, a biotechnology executive whose two youngest children were afflicted with Pompe disease or acid maltase deficiency. In the film his children are aged 9 and 7. Along with his wife Aileen , he raises money for research scientist Robert Stonehill , forming a company to develop a drug to save his children's lives.
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| Release date: | January 22, 2010 |
| Directed by: | Tom Vaughan |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 106 Minutes |
| Producer: | Carla Santos Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Michael Shamberg |
| Editor: | Anne V. Coates |
| Music by: | Andrea Guerra |
| Cinematography: | Andrew Dunn |
| Screenplay by: | Robert Nelson Jacobs |
| Estimated budget: | $31,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | The Cure |