The legendary actor put a charming spin on an otherwise divisive character.
The Big Picture Netflix’s latest based-on-a-true-story series, Painkiller, is packed with powerhouse performances from some of the biggest names in the business. From Uzo Aduba’s portrayal of Edie Flowers, a lawyer at the US attorney’s office who’s gunning to bring down Purdue Pharma, and Taylor Kitsch’s Glen, a mechanic whose world is flipped upside down following a life-altering back injury at work, the show's acting is unparalleled.
While Broderick’s career has been dotted with serious performances, but it would be safe to wager a guess that many fans remember him best for his light-hearted roles in titles like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Producers, The Cable Guy and Inspector Gadget. Anything but light and bubbly, the actor’s latest undertaking as the former President of the pharmaceutical company responsible for kicking off the OxyContin crisis shows just how much depth Broderick can give to a character.
“Unless you’re a stone cold psychopath, you figure out a way of making sense of anything you do and of your behaviors, even if, to anyone on the outside, they’re really bad,” Berg said of the Purdue Pharma former Board Chair. Explaining how Broderick approached the job, the director said that it all came down to breaking apart Sackler’s psyche and what he thought he was creating versus the Pandora’s box that he actually opened.
A Hint of Charm Like so many other divisive humans throughout history, Berg firmly believes that Sackler doesn’t think “of himself as a bad guy,” adding that “He liked himself. He thought everything was pretty good.” So, while the former Purdue Pharma President has been seen as evil to so many, he also needed to have that “charming” edge that would play to his other side. For this delicate balance, there was no man better for the job than Broderick.
Broderick’s incredible range can now be seen in Netflix’s Painkiller with all six episodes now streaming. Check out the show’s trailer below.
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