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The Pathological Optimist (2017)
TV-14
93 min | Documentary, Biography

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The Pathological Optimist (2017)

TV-14

93 min | Documentary, Biography

In the center of the recent Tribeca Film Festival scandal surrounding his film VAXXED: From Cover-up to Controversy stands Andrew Wakefield, discredited and stripped of his medical license for his infamous study suggesting a link between ...See moreIn the center of the recent Tribeca Film Festival scandal surrounding his film VAXXED: From Cover-up to Controversy stands Andrew Wakefield, discredited and stripped of his medical license for his infamous study suggesting a link between the MMR vaccine, bowel disease, and autism. THE PATHOLOGICAL OPTIMIST takes us into the inner sanctum of Wakefield and his family from 2011- 2016 as he fights for his day in court in a little known defamation case against the British Medical Journal. Wakefield attempts to clear his name as the media-appointed Father of the Anti-vaccine movement. Director Miranda Bailey weaves a delicate portrait of a man who is THE PATHOLOGICAL OPTIMIST utilizing a never-before-seen, full access look at the man at the center of one of the biggest medical and media controversies of our times. See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Andrew Wakefield Self Self See fewer	Protocol-7 (2024)
Carmel Wakefield Self Self See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
Brendan McBride Self - Attorney Self - Attorney See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
William Parrish Self - Attorney Self - Attorney See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
James Wakefield Self Self See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
Tim Wakefield Self Self See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
Bridget Wakefield Self Self See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
Jennifer Larson Self Self See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
Cade Larson Self Self See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
Imogen Wakefield Self Self See fewer	Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe (2016)
Corin Wakefield Self Self See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
Polly Tommey Self (as Polly Tommy) Self (as Polly Tommy) See fewer	Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe (2016)
Mark F. Blaxill Self Self See fewer	Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe (2016)
Linda Johnson Self Self See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
Janice Miles Self Self See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
Louise Kuo-Habakus Self Self See fewer	The Silent Epidemic: The Untold Story of Vaccines (2013)
Kim Mac Rosenberg Self Self See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
Dawn Loughborough Self Self See fewer	Bought (2015)
David Jackson Self (as Dr. David Jackson) Self (as Dr. David Jackson) See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
David Fletcher Self (as Dr. David Fletcher) Self (as Dr. David Fletcher) See fewer	The Pathological Optimist (2017)
Anderson Cooper Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Chappie (2015)
Bill Gates Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Frasier (1993)