Side Effects

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. Filmmaker The film was written and directed by former pharmaceutical sales representative Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau. The movie is a semi-autobiographical account of Slattery-Moschkau's decade of work in the pharmaceutical industry. Katherine Heigl served as the film's executive producer. Cast Katherine Heigl as Karly Hert Dorian DeMichele as Jacqueline Janet Cresson as Debbie Nathan Conner as Scott Beth Herbert as Sarah Tom Curtis as Dr. Allen Sandy Adell as Dr. Jones Debbie Kunz as Carol Collin Spencer as T. Bates David M. Ames as Dr. Jakobs Stacy Brickson as Dr. Collins John Apple as Plant Manager Glenn Fahlstorm as Peter Anderson Robert Irvine as Dr. Wheeler Jeff Jaeckle as Dr. Rosen Torrey Jaeckle as Business Man Jan M. Janssen as Dr. Gardner Ilka Hoffins as Sally Dobson Tom Lodewyck as Dr. Smith Marcia Meise as Shirley Scott Miles as Dr. Murphy Dawn Miller-Johnson as Dr. Simmons Doug Phillips as Pharmacist Kathleen M. Ross as Liz Joan Rubens as Betty Mimi Sagadin as Katie Production The film was shot in 18 days in the summer of 2004 on a budget of $190,000.