Edward Zwick directed the 2010 romantic comedy-drama Love and Other Drugs starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. The film is based on the non-fiction book "Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman" and follows Jamie, a charming pharmaceutical salesman, and Maggie, a free-spirited artist with Parkinson's disease, as they embark on a romantic relationship that surprises them both. Gyllenhaal and Hathaway received Golden Globe nominations for their performances in the film, which was shot on location in Pittsburgh.
2. ?Genre: Comedy drama film.
? Directed and written by Edward Zwick in 2010.
?The film stars were Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway,
who originally starred together in “Brokeback Mountain.”
?The film has two nominations to The Golden Globes
Awards:
1. Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
2. Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
? The film is based on the non-fiction book “Hard Sell: The
Evolution of a Viagra Salesman” by Jamie Reidy
3. ? Maggie is an fascinating free spirit artist who won't let anyone
- or anything - tie her down. But she meets her match in
Jamie, whose persistent and nearly infallible charm serve him
well with the ladies and in the aggressive world of
pharmaceutical sales.
? Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by
surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the
ultimate drug: love.
5. ? Jamie Randall. (Jake Gyllenhaal) :
?He’s a charming pharmaceutical salesman.
?Successful with women because he is self-confident, handsome and
smart.
?Jamie is a stubborn, persistent and hardworking man who wants to
achieve economic success above all things until he meets Maggie.
? Maggie Murdock. (Anne Hathaway):
?She is a free spirit artist with a strong personality, cheerful and
flirtatious.
?she suffers from Parkinson's disease but she tries not to be
vulnerable because of it.
?she tries not to get involved emotionally. She just keeps superficial
relationships with people until she falls in love with Jamie.
6. ? It was filmed entirely in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and surrounding
areas, in autumn 2009.
? Jake Gyllenhaal spent time with Jamie Reidy, author of the book on
which the film is based, while Anne Hathaway spent time with Lucy
Roucis, an actress afflicted with Parkinson's disease, which has a
role in the film.
? At one point, the director Edward Zwick jumped into bed with Anne
Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal for a group photo. This photo was
used for the poster of the film, with Zwick digitally removed.