What's the Difference between The Dark Fields the Book and Limitless the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Eddie Spinola
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Eddie Morra
Portrayed by: Bradley Cooper
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Carl Van Loon
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Carl Van Loon
Portrayed by: Robert DeNiro
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This Character does not appear.
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Lindy
Portrayed by: Abbie Cornish
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In the Book |
In the Movie |
Eddie has an ex-girlfriend named Maria. She has a 10 year old daughter named Romy |
He has a girlfriend named Lindy, who he proposes to, but she breaks up with him. |
When Eddie meets Vernon on the street he notes that Eddie has gained a lot of weight, and Vernon is balding. |
Eddie is think and Vernon has a full head of hair.
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MDT-48 is a small white pill. It sells for $500 per pill. |
NZT-48 is a clear pill. It costs $800. |
Eddie takes the pill before he leaves the bar. |
He takes it just as he is going into his apartment.
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Eddie arrives at his apartment and sees no one. He goes in and cleans his apartment. He reads a bunch of books and makes a bunch of notes that will help him with his book. |
He arrives at his apartment and the drug starts to take effect. He finds his landlord's wife waiting for him. She is pissed because he is late with the rent. He uses his new mind to wow her by talking about the book she has in her bag. He suggests a better book to help with her studies. They go to her apartment and have sex and he helps her with the paper. He goes to his apartment and cleans and writes 90 pages of his book. |