No Pain, No Gain (film)

No Pain, No Gain
Directed by	Samuel Turcotte
Produced by	Samuel Turcotte Raul V. Carrera
Written by	Samuel Turcotte Jodi Lane Baum
Starring	Gus Malliarodakis Joe Hursley Julie Strain Harry Knowles Lauren Powers Toni Ferrai
Music by	Terry Wollman
Cinematography	Mike King
Editing by	Scott Arundale Christopher Roldan
Release date(s)	December 3, 2005 (2005-12-03)
Country	United States
Language	English

No Pain, No Gain is an American comedy-drama film starring Gus Malliarodakis, Joe Hursley, Julie Strain, Harry Knowles, Lauren Powers, Toni Ferrai, co-written by Samuel Turcotte and Jodi Lane Baum and directed by Samuel Turcotte.

Plot

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.

External links

• Official website
• No Pain, No Gain at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.fandango.com/nopain,nogain_94487/movieoverview
• http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid:315733