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Take Your Pills
Take Your Pills

Take Your Pills

What would you take to be the best?

Genres

Documentary

OverView

In a hypercompetitive world, drugs like Adderall offer students, athletes, coders and others a way to do more -- faster and better. But at what cost?

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

09 March 2018

Country

United States of America

Cast

Eben Britton

Eben Britton

Self - Former NFL Player (as Eben)

Dr. Wendy Brown

Dr. Wendy Brown

Self - Political Theorist, UC Berkeley

Ariana

Ariana

Self - College Sophomore

Delaney

Delaney

Self - College Junior

Jasper Holt-Teza

Jasper Holt-Teza

Self - College Senior (as Jasper)

Leigh

Leigh

Self - College Senior

Anjan Chatterjee

Anjan Chatterjee

Self - Chair of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania

Alan Schwarz

Alan Schwarz

Self - Journalist, Author - ADHD Nation

Nicholas Rasmussen

Nicholas Rasmussen

Self - Author, On Speed

Nathanael

Nathanael

Self - Software Engineer

Sheila Britt

Sheila Britt

Self - Eben's Wife (as Brit)

Martha Farah

Martha Farah

Self - Cognitive Neuroscientist, University of Pennsylvania

Carl Hart

Carl Hart

Self - Chair of Psychology, Columbia University

Lawrence Diller

Lawrence Diller

Self - Pediatrician, Author - Running on Ritalin

Steve Hinshaw

Steve Hinshaw

Self - Psychologist, Author - The ADHD Explosion

Blue Williams

Blue Williams

Self - Artist Management (as Blue)

Bianka

Bianka

Self - Leigh's Roommate

Liz Jorgensen

Liz Jorgensen

Self - Psychotherapist

Peter

Peter

Self - Financial Analyst

Regina Holt-Teza

Regina Holt-Teza

Self - Jasper's Mom (as Regina)

Bill Holt

Bill Holt

Self - Jasper's Dad (as Bill)

Maxine

Maxine

Self - Blue's Mom

Keith Conner

Keith Conner

Self - Conducted First Controlled Ritalin Study

Corey Hebert

Corey Hebert

Self - Pediatrician

Rahiem

Rahiem

Self - High School Student

Sherry

Sherry

Self - Rahiem's Mom

Jesse Lawler

Jesse Lawler

Self - Podcast Host, Smart Drug Smarts

Lucas Siegel

Lucas Siegel

Self - Co-Founder, AlternaScript (as Lucas)

Matthew Piskorz

Matthew Piskorz

Self - Co-Founder, AlternaScript (as Matthew)

Lily

Lily

Self - Startup Publicist

Dr. James Fadiman

Dr. James Fadiman

Self - Psychedelic Researcher

Gordon Alles

Gordon Alles

Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

Brigid Berlin

Brigid Berlin

Self (archive footage)

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Albert Hofmann

Albert Hofmann

Self (archive footage)

Max Jacobson

Max Jacobson

Self (archive footage)

Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac

Self (archive footage)

Carla Panganiban

Carla Panganiban

Elementary Student (as Karla Panganiban)

Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker

Self (archive footage)

Edie Sedgwick

Edie Sedgwick

Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Self (archive footage)

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