
Love & Other Drugs
Edward Zwick, 2010
Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman
Jamie Reidy, 2005
Love & Other Drugs is a movie directed by Edward Zwick in 2010 and based on the book Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman by Jamie Reidy, first published in 2005. The movie features Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Judy Greer, Hank Azaria, Gabriel Macht, Oliver Platt, and others.
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Storyline
In 1996, Jamie Randall is fired from a Pittsburgh electronics store for having sex with his manager’s girlfriend. His wealthy brother, Josh, offers to refer Jamie to a friend for a job as a pharmaceutical sales representative. Afterwards, Jamie tries to gain access to Dr. Knight by flirting with his female employees, while secretly discarding the Prozac samples.
Movie vs Book

Year
2010
Minutes
112
Movie Rate
6.70
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Movie
Love & Other Drugs
Director: Edward Zwick
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Length: 1h52m
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Year
2005
Pages
224
Book Rate
6.52
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Book
Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman
Author: Jamie Reidy
Country: USA
First published in: 2005
Length: 224 pages
Genre: Biography
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