Breast Men

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Breast Men
Directed by	Lawrence O'Neill
Produced by	Guy Riedel
Written by	John Stockwell
Starring	David Schwimmer Chris Cooper
Music by	Dennis McCarthy
Cinematography	Robert M. Stevens
Editing by	Michael Jablow
Distributed by	HBO
Release date(s)	December 13, 1997
Running time	96 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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Breast Men is a 1997 United States semibiographical, dark comedy film. It was written by John Stockwell and directed by Lawrence O'Neil for HBO. The film received an MPAA rating of R due to sexuality, nudity, coarse language, and the use of illicit drugs. It was filmed in color and runs for 96 minutes. The film was released to mixed reviews. It was also marketed with the tagline "Two doctors with a dream of making it big... Really big!".

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The movie, which draws some of its facts from true life stories, tells the tale of the doctor who pioneered the usage of silicone breast implants. Once he succeed in convincing their supervising surgeon, they find a volunteer to be the first patient. Afterward, the two men gain immense financial success but follow different life paths thereafter.

The story loosely tracks the history of the silicone implant phenomenon from its radical introduction to its incredible popularity through its controversial link to various types of illness and cancer. The story is interspersed with interview snippets of women who have received breast augmentation with varying degrees of success, pleasure and displeasure. The interviews are marked by the fact that they show only the interviewees' nude breasts and torso.