Strong Medicine
6.5
1986
3 hr 0 min
Drama
, TV Movie
TV Movie A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new miraculous cure. Soon, she discovers what a devious and cut-throat business pharmaceutical industry can be.
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- Cast：
- Pamela Sue Martin , Patrick Duffy , Dick Van Dyke , Ben Cross , Sam Neill , Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Annette O'Toole
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Nice effects though.
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This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
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The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
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