Limitless (2011) - A Story of Unlimited Potential

1. PART ONE Who is Eddie and what is his job? Who is Lindy? Who is Vernon and what did he give Eddie? Who is Melissa? What are the properties of the NZT-48 drug? What happened to Eddie after taking the first pill? Who are Vernon's likely killers? What gave Eddie the idea to look for Vernon's pills in his oven?

2. PART TWO How did Eddie's life change with the help of the drug? Why did Eddie decide to stop writing and deal in the stock tradeinstead? Who is Gennady and why did Eddie need him? How much did Eddie make in the first week trading stocks? What were the effects of Eddie's overdose of NZT? What decision did Eddie take after his overdose? What happened to the girl Eddie had slept with the nightbefore? What happened to Vernon's other clients who took NZT? What did "the man in a tan coat" do? 

3. PART TWO Why did Melissa look terrible when Eddie met her at a café? Why did Gennady attack Eddie?

4. PART THREE Why did "the man in a tan coat" chase Lindy? What did Eddie do to ensure his own protection? What precautions did Eddie take concerning the dosage of NZT? Why did Eddie need a lawyer? Why couldn’t Carl Van Loon close the deal with Hank Atwood? Why did Eddie lick Gennady’s blood? Who was "the man in a tan coat"? What happened to the drug at the end?

5. Bradley Cooper as Eddie Morra: unsuccessful writer. He meets Vernon who gives him a pill of NZT. He finds a stash of pills hidden in Vernon’s oven and finishes writing his book. He then works at the stock exchange and makes a fortune. At the end he runs for the mayor of NY. The new NZT formula works without side effects. Abbie CornishasLindy: Eddie’s ex-wife Johnny Whitworth as Vernon Gant: Eddie’s ex-brother-in-law. He gets killed by one of his clients. Anna Friel as Melissa Gant: Eddie’s girlfriend

6. Andrew Howard as Gennady: he lends Eddie $ 100,000 to start working at Wall Street. He discovers Eddie’s NZT, wants some more but Eddie manages to kill him in his flat. Robert De Niro as Carl Van Loon: helps Eddie start his career as financial dealer. Tomas Arana as the man in a tan coat: He works for Hank Atwood and tries to steal the NZT from Eddie and Melissa. Richard Bekins as Hank Atwood: Van Loon’s business competitor.

7. Properties = it restores memory & sharpens the senses: hearing, taste, sight, smell & touchSide effects = loss of sense of orientation / blurred perception of time / in the long run it kills people

8. LIMITLESS (2011) Bradley Cooper as Eddie Morra Abbie Cornish as Lindy Johnny Whitworth as Vernon Gant Anna Friel as Melissa Gant

9. LIMITLESS (2011) Andrew Howard as Gennady Robert De Niro as Carl Van Loon Tomas Arana as the man in a tan coat Richard Bekins as Hank Atwood NZT-48

10. PART ONE PART ONE Who is Eddie and what is his job?He's an unsuccessful writer. (S) Who is Lindy? Eddie's girlfriend. (S) Who is Vernon and what did he give Eddie?He's Eddie's ex-brother-in-law, a drug dealer and he provided Eddie with one pill of NZT-48. (S) Who is Melissa? Eddie's ex-wife and Vernon's sister. (S) What are the properties of the NZT-48 drug?It allows its taker to use 100% of his brain (vs. only the standard 20%).It restores memory and sharpens the senses: hearing, sight, smell & touch. (S) What happened to Eddie after taking the first pill? He was very efficient and could write 40 pages of his new book. (S) Who are Vernon's likely killers?Some dissatisfied customers. (S) What gave Eddie the idea to look for Vernon's pills in his oven?Vernon never cooked = stash of pills. (S: Eddie) ____________________________________ Eddie at the police station.

11. PART TWO PART TWO How did Eddie's life change with the help of the drug? He became very successful, finished his book, had more friends, became self-confident... (S) Why did Eddie decide to stop writing and deal in the stock trade instead?To make more money. Who is Gennady and why did Eddie need him? He's a Russian mafia thug and he lent Eddie $100,000 to start his stock trade. (S) How much did Eddie make in the first week trading stocks? $2,000,000 (S) What were the effects of Eddie's overdose of NZT? He lost the sense of time and orientation (S) What decision did Eddie take after his overdose?To reduce the intake of NZT What happened to the girl Eddie had slept with the night before?She was killed. Was it Eddie? What happened to Vernon's other clients who took NZT?They either died or they were sick. (S) What did "the man in a tan coat" do? He started chasing Eddie. Why did Melissa look terrible when Eddie met her at a café?She took NZT for a long time, then stopped (S). Why did Gennady attack Eddie?He wanted his money back BUT: he swallowed a pill of NZT (S)

12. PART THREE Why did "the man in a tan coat" chase Lindy? He wanted to get hold of Eddie’s supply of NZT. What did Eddie di to ensure his own protection? He hired two body guards. What precautions did Eddie take concerning the dosage of NZT? He took smaller amounts, ate regularly and stopped drinking alcohol. Why did Eddie need a lawyer? Because the police were suspecting him of murder. Why couldn’t Carl Van Loon close the deal with Hank Atwood? Atwood was in a coma because of NZT. Why did Eddie lick Gennady’s blood? Because Gennady had given himself an injection of NZT Who was "the man in a tan coat"?He worked for Atwood (S) What happened to the drug at the end? Eddie improved the formula, took out the bugs and now produces it in his own labs.