# The Blech Effect

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{{Short description|2020 American documentary film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = The Blech Effect 
| image          = Blech_effect_xlg.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = David Greenwald
| producer       = David Cowan, Debra Polkes
| writer         = 
| narrator       = 
| music          = [Anton Sanko](/source/Anton_Sanko)
| cinematography = 
| editing        = David Greenwald & Edmund Carson
| production_companies = 
| distributor    = Virgil Films
| released       = {{Film date|2020|08|25}}
| runtime        = 87 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}

'''''The Blech Effect''''' is a 2020 [documentary film](/source/documentary_film) directed by David Greenwald, following former "King of Biotech" [David Blech](/source/David_Blech). In his early 20s, Blech was a pioneer [investor](/source/investor) in biotech companies such as [Celgene](/source/Celgene), [Alexion Pharmaceuticals](/source/Alexion_Pharmaceuticals), cancer drug developer [Ariad Pharmaceuticals](/source/Ariad_Pharmaceuticals), and Icos, which developed the impotence drug [Cialis](/source/Cialis). Blech's wealth grew with the industry and he was once worth more than 300 million dollars, securing his place on the Forbes 400 list.<ref>{{cite journal |date=October 4, 1992 |title=List of Forbes Magazine's 400 Richest Individuals With AM-Forbes Richest, Bjt|journal=[Forbes](/source/Forbes) |access-date=August 4, 2020|url= https://apnews.com/aae3ccdcf574c8b692bf990ff54c682d}}</ref> He became known as the King of Biotech and his influence on the market coined the term "The Blech Effect".

The film released on August 25, 2020, to digital streaming services.<ref>{{cite web |first= Hoai-Tran |last= Bui |date=August 3, 2020 |title='The Blech Effect' Trailer: The Fallen Former "King of Biotech" Races to Reverse His Fortunes|website=[/Film](/source/%2FFilm) |access-date=August 4, 2020 |url= https://www.slashfilm.com/the-blech-effect-trailer/}}</ref>

==Reception==
Richard Whittaker from the ''[Austin Chronicle](/source/Austin_Chronicle)'' reviewed the film and gave it 3 out of 5 stars<ref>{{cite journal |first= Richard|last= Whittaker |date=August 25, 2020 |title=The Blech Effect Film Review|journal=[Austin Chronicle](/source/Austin_Chronicle) |access-date=August 25, 2020 |url= https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2020-08-21/the-blech-effect/}}</ref>

Alex Saveliev from ''Film Threat'' gave the film an 8 out of 10, saying "its powerful effect cannot be underestimated".<ref>{{cite journal |first= Alex |last= Saveliev |date=August 25, 2020 |title=The Blech Effect Film Review|journal=[Film Threat](/source/Film_Threat) |access-date=August 25, 2020 |url= https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-blech-effect/}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.theblecheffect.com/}}
* {{rotten tomatoes|the_blech_effect|The Blech Effect}}

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