| No Pain, No Gain | |
| Director: | Samuel Turcotte |
| Producer: | Samuel Turcotte Raul V. Carrera |
| Starring: | Gus Malliarodakis Joe Hursley Julie Strain Harry Knowles Lauren Powers Toni Ferrai |
| Music: | Terry Wollman |
| Cinematography: | Mike King |
| Editing: | Scott Arundale Christopher Roldan |
| 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]
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.