No Pain, No Gain (2005 film)

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

No Pain, No Gain is a 2005 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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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.