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Plot summary
Vernon, the brother of Eddie Morra's ex-wife Melissa, hands the stalled New York City author a sample of NZT-48 and hints it will fix his creative problems. Eddie takes the pill and finds that everything he has read, heard and seen is suddenly in order and within reach. His book advances, and Lindy, who had given up on him, comes back. With almost no money, he takes a hundred thousand dollars from Gennady, a loan shark, and day trades with it. The gains are startling, and they bring him to the attention of the finance tycoon Carl Van Loon, who wants to test what Eddie can do.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Limitless (2011)
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- Shia LaBeouf was announced in April 2008 as the film's star, but after the project moved to Relativity Media and Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Produced, Bradley Cooper had replaced him in the starring role by November 2009.
- Leslie Dixon acquired the rights to the source material herself, then wrote the adapted screenplay for less than her regular price in exchange for being made one of the film's producers.
- For a scene filmed in Puerto Vallarta the filmmakers wanted a luxury car, and Italian carmaker Maserati provided two GranTurismo coupes free in what was called “a guerrilla-style approach” to product placement.
- A television continuation starring Jake McDorman as Brian Finch, with Bradley Cooper making regular appearances reprising his role as Edward Morra, premiered on CBS on September 22, 2015 and was canceled after one season.
