Product Details

• Actors: Harry Connick Jr, Angie Harmon, Amanda Bynes, Bernadette Peters, Swoosie Kurtz
• Directors: Dan Ireland
• Writers: Robert Bazell, Vivienne Radkoff
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: May 5, 2009
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001TKNWV4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,335 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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LIVING PROOF - DVD Movie

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hope for Cancer Victims, April 19, 2009

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Mary F. Gunsiorowski "Grandmaguns" (Point Pleasant, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living Proof (DVD)

I saw "Living Proof" when it was first shown on Lifetime cable and found it a good portrayal of what reseachers have to go through to get funding for their research. I admire the brave women who at the final stages of their cancer were willing to trust the doctor and give themselves to be in his trial program. As I had just been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, I found this movie full of hope instead of despair at my condition and thank God every day for his research and persistance at getting the funding necessary.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Story of Hope about Stage 4 Breast Cancer, May 29, 2009

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D. Hupp "Hup234" (Woodbridge, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living Proof (DVD)

This Lifetime made-for-TV movie is well worth seeing for those who know anyone with stage 4 breast cancer. While the story focuses mostly on the impressive persistence and commitment of Dr. Dennis Slamon to get Food & Drug Administration approval for Herceptin, a revolutionary treatment for stage 4 breast cancer, this tele-drama manages to pack a strong emotional "punch".

The movie portrays the life and/or death plight of the women who undergo Her-2 treatment (short-hand name for the drug), and that's where the story packs its emotional wallop. The accomplished & little known actresses playing these women (Bernadette Peters, Regina King, Amanda Bynes, among others) bring to life the heartbreaking issues that late stage breast cancer victims experience, and those who were included in Dr. Slamon's research.

The angst of the patients and their families is intensified in the movie by 2 factors . Genentech, the drug company that initially funds Dr. Slamon's work, can't seem to sustain their support for his research. The internal friction among their Board members delays Dr. Slamon's progress, and, thus, exacerbates the emotional turmoil for cancer victims and their loved ones. Added to that are the constraints that the FDA trials placed on the availability of the HER-2 drug to women who might have benefitted from the treatment but who were excluded to maintain the integrity of the scientific trials and results.

Those who minimize the dramatic value of made-for-TV productions might give this one a try because of the social importance of the subject matter.

I highly recommend LIVING PROOF.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of movie "Living Proof", September 4, 2009

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Mariyn H. Hackett - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living Proof (DVD)

I am currently receiving Hercepton for HR2+ breast cancer. I had no idea how important the IV medication is until I saw this movie. I believe it should be watched by everyone receiving Hercepton and their families and love ones. Harry Connick, Jr. was great as were the women in the movie. My friend said she cried when she watched it with her daughter. I cried and cried, for about a half hour after the movie was over, because for the first time I realized how lucky and blessed I am to live in a time when this medication is available. This is not fiction. It is a dramatization of real events. It also makes you aware of how important medication trials are and how brave the participants are. I purchased 3 copies to be certain all my loved ones watched.