HIGH AND MIGHTY

Miracle drugs in the movies…

THE RED PILL The Matrix As Morpheus tells Neo: “You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” Two sequels too deep, it seems…

NZT-48 Limitless This designer pharmaceutical allows imbibers to use all 100 per cent of their brains, meaning they can access everything they’ve ever seen or heard. Sadly, the smarts, confidence and subsequent wealth generated come with devastating side effects, including hitmen.

CPH4 Lucy This synthetic drug will develop your physical and mental capabilities. Downside? Your empathy levels will drop. Upside? You can become a ruthless warrior versed in telepathy, telekinesis and mental time travel. No one will ever dare steal your office stapler again. SUPER SOLDIER SERUM Captain America: The First Avenger Can’t be arsed to down protein shakes, gulp more eggs than Cool Hand Luke and put in endless hours at the gym? Then why not get injected to go from wilting wimp to bulging beefcake? Now all you need is an indestructible dustbin lid…

FLUID KARMA Southland Tales Injected into the neck, this organic substance found at a drilling site near Israel induces time travel, telepathy and talks with God. Oh, and you might wind up in a song-and-dance sequence set to The Killers’ ‘All These Things That I’ve Done’.