No Pain, No Gain
2004, Film, 129 min, Comedy, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 55
Nothing Is Stronger Than The Mind
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.
Directed by Samuel Turcotte
Cast
- Gus Malliarodakis as Mike Zorillo
- Dennis Newman as Jake Steel
- Kim Travis as Crystal Rivers
- Joe Hursley as Zigbar Miekbach
- Don Phillips Jr. as Dr. Martin Rabeau, PhD
- Crystal Calderoni as Nikki Pauleto
- Everett Skaggs as Uncle Frank
- Sean Corrigan as Peter North
- Ken Thomas as Armond
- Alsada Richardson as Mrs. Pauletto
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