Extraordinary Measures

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's disease. The film was shot in St. Paul, Oregon; Portland, Oregon; Tualatin, Oregon; Wilsonville, Oregon; Manzanita, Oregon; Beaverton, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. Plot John Crowley and his wife Aileen are a Portland couple with two of their three children suffering from Pompe disease, a genetic anomaly that typically kills most children before their tenth birthdays. John, an advertising executive, contacts Robert Stonehill, a researcher in Nebraska who has done innovative research for an enzyme treatment for the rare disease. John and Aileen raise money to help Stonehill's research and the required clinical trials. John takes on the task full-time to save his children's lives, launching a biotechnology research company working with venture capitalists and then rival teams of researchers. This task proves very daunting for Stonehill, who already works around the clock. As time is running short, Stonehill's angry outburst hinders the company's faith in him, and the profit motive may upend John's hopes. The researchers race against time to save the children who have the disease. Cast Brendan Fraser as John Crowley Harrison Ford as Dr. Robert Stonehill Keri Russell as Aileen Crowley Courtney B. Vance as Marcus Temple Meredith Droeger as Megan Crowley Diego Velazquez as Patrick Crowley Sam M. Hall as John Crowley, Jr. Patrick Bauchau as Eric Loring Jared Harris as Dr. Kent Webber Alan Ruck as Pete Sutphen David Clennon as Dr. Renzler Dee Wallace as Sal Ayanna Berkshire as Wendy Temple P. J. Byrne as Dr. Preston Andrea White as Dr. Allegria G. J. Echternkamp as Niles Vu Pham as Vinh Tran Derek Webster as Cal Dunning