No Pain, No Gain
2004 · Movie · 129 min. · United States
The story of a bodybuilder who longs to be respected for his mind. Mike Zorillo, a small town Ohio champion bodybuilder with a genius IQ, journeys to the Mecca of bodybuilding, Los Angeles, determined to beat his nemesis, Jake Steel, with natural science instead of steroids. Far from home, he's confronted by a gym culture of freaks, juicers and Hollywood wannabes. As he pursues his dream, he's also persecuted by the world's largest sports nutrition company, an entity that's hell-bent on destroying him. Against all odds, the honest and driven bodybuilder resolves to win the prestigious "Mr. West Coast" competition as a way to prove himself and his ideas to the world.
Direction Samuel Turcotte
Cast Gus Malliarodakis · Dennis Newman · Joe Hursley · Kim Travis · Don Phillips Jr. · Crystal Calderoni · Sean Corrigan · Everett Skaggs · Ken Thomas · Deborah Abbott · Kris Ackernecht · René Alvarado · Susannah Amiss · Geoff Annesley · Austin Barbisch · Jessica Barst
Soundtrack Terry Wollman
Screenplay Jodi Lane Baum · Samuel Turcotte · Darryl Wimberley
Cinematography Mike King
Original title No Pain, No Gain
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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