No Pain, No Gain (2005)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Samuel Turcotte

Writers (WGA):

Jodi Lane Baum (screenplay) and
Samuel Turcotte (screenplay) ...

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Nothing Is Stronger Than The Mind

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...

Plot Keywords:

Body Building | Independent Film

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Gus Malliarodakis	...	Mike Zorillo
Dennis Newman	...	Jake Steel
Joe Hursley	...	Zigbar Miekbach
Kim Travis	...	Crystal Rivers
Don Phillips Jr.	...	Dr. Martin Rabeau, PhD
Crystal Calderoni	...	Nikki Pauleto
Sean Corrigan	...	Peter North
Everett Skaggs	...	Uncle Frank
Ken Thomas	...	Armond
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Deborah Abbott	...	Ohio Party Girl
Kris Ackernecht	...	Limber Woman
René Alvarado	...	Security Guard
Susannah Amiss	...	English Hottie
Geoff Annesley	...	Prima Donna
Austin Barbisch	...	Mekka Gym Streaker
Jessica Barst	...	Jenny
Lana Battagello	...	Rodeo Drive Woman
Katie Bernstein	...	Ohio Student #2
Brad Bloch	...	Maniacal Squatter
Bill Bradford	...	UNIX Nerd
Kenneth Wayne Bradley	...	John
Kimberly Bramlett	...	Jake Steel Groupie 1
Frank Brantley	...	LA Party ANC Door Guy
Nancy Brigham	...	Yoga Woman
Fernando Cano	...	Guy Carrying Jake Steel
Kinya Cano	...	Photo Shoot Make-up Girl
Joe King Carrasco	...	Guru
Jesus Carrera	...	Mythic Bodybuilder
Jason Chandler	...	LA Party List Guy
Julie Childs	...	1980s Spandex Lady
Mitch Chilson	...	Reality Dude
Andy Cobb	...	Arnie
Catherine Conrad	...	Sexy Manicurist
Doc Dachtler	...	Professor Green
Helene Davis	...	Mr. West Coast Judge #3
Mike Dayem	...	White Rapper
Erica De LaGarza	...	Topless Babe Thrown Into Pool
Emeric Delczeg	...	Emeric Delczeg
Domingo	...	Sumo Wrestler
Dan Eggleston	...	Longhaired LA Partygoer
Dan Elam	...	Tall Bodybuilder
Kimberly Ensey	...	Photo Shoot Bikini Babe #3
Heberto Escobar	...	Hip Latin Dude
Toni Ferrari	...	Reality TV Babe
Summer Finley	...	Party Girl 1
John Fisher IV	...	Mister-T Bodybuilder
Brian Floyd	...	Photo Studio Photographer
Anna Fox	...	Fox Girl
Carmen Garcia	...	Hot Cuban Babe
Héctor García	...	Drug Dealer
Barbara George-Reiss	...	Waitress
Juliana Gilchrist	...	Cindy
Jimmy Gonzales	...	Anc dude
Jimmy Gonzales	...	ANC Dude
Emile Good	...	Peter Connell
Dave Goodin	...	Desk Stud
Cesar Gracie	...	Martial Artist
Melvin Harris	...	Black Bodybuilding Stud
Sammy Harte	...	Guest appearance
Brianne Hernandez	...	Photo Shoot Bikini Babe #1
Robin Hines	...	Party Girl (as Robin Burmeister)
Laura Ignacio	...	Brazilian Hottie
Allyson Ingerman	...	Party Girl
Karl Kebel	...	Crystal's Masseur
Sharon Kinnard	...	Neophyte Bodybuilder
Harry Jay Knowles	...	The Movie Critic
Stephanie Kubik	...	Female Powerlifter
Jason Laird	...	Zen Pupil
Laura Landen	...	Yin
Rachel Lawson	...	Cool Dude's Babe
Wendell LeFlore	...	Devout Body Builder
Ed LeMon	...	Limber Man
Eric Lipton	...	Charles Atlas Bodybuilder
Joe Litzinger	...	Ohio Student #1
Tatum Long	...	Jake Steel Groupie 2
Taylor Lovell	...	Ohio Student #5
Karen Lucas	...	Venice Beach Lifeguard
Ed Lunning Jr.	...	Announcer
Jerry Malina	...	Mekka Gym Bodybuilder
Joseph Mateo	...	Male Powerlifter
Jamie Mauldin	...	Student in Hallway
Fabienne Maurer	...	Mekka Gym Chick
Elisabeth McClure	...	Crack Whore
Thomas Meek	...	NPNG Shirt Dude
Marc Menchaca	...	University Cop
Kat Meyers	...	Hot Fitness Chick
Hank Miller	...	Harry
Harry Miller	...	Man in Framed Photo
Jill Mills	...	Anne Saxon (Lead Judge)
Dave Mira	...	1980s Flashdance Man
Tyler Morehead	...	Guy Throwing Football
Robert Morton	...	Trophy Boy
Seton Motley	...	Dick Strowmeyer
Renee Netwall	...	Black Bikini Babe
Nick	...	Pink Afghan Hound
Sofia Nordenstam	...	Glam Girl
Marco Perella	...	Preppy Customer
Amanda Peterson	...	Silicone Brunette
Jan Phillips	...	Primal Scream Lady
Juliette Portillo	...	Pneumatic Babe
Valerie Posas	...	Brunette Starlet
Lauren Powers	...	Female Poser
Alexandre Puga	...	Stanley (Movie Producer)
Anne Putnam	...	Mrs. Pauletto
Alsada Richardson	...	Mrs. Pauletto
Janine Riggs	...	Red-Headed Starlet
Eric Robeson	...	Bat Lizard
Kari Robison	...	Photo Shoot Bikini Babe #2
Christina Romero	...	Masseuse
Wade Rowland	...	Efficiency Man
Kyle A. Ryan	...	Mike Zumpano
Marc Salvato	...	Mr. West Coast Judge #2
Maureen Sampson	...	Horror Movie Queen
Jeff Schwan	...	Psychiatrist
Kimberly Ann Shafer	...	Fire Girl at LA Party
Fred Shannon	...	Front Row Man
Joe Shinner	...	Mr. West Coast Judge #4
Rowdy Stovall	...	Cool Dude
Julie Strain	...	Amazon Beach Goddess
Lizzy Strain	...	Yellow Bikini Babe
Brian Sweeney	...	L.A. Cop
Tom Tognietti	...	Crazed Spotter
Michael Turcotte	...	Michael Turcotte
Samuel Turcotte	...	Mr. Ohio MC Voice
Katy Vogt	...	Silicone Blonde
Chris Warner	...	Party Guy
Savannah Welch	...	Cool Dude's Chick
Lisa White	...	Ohio Student #3
Selena Yang	...	Yang

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Zukor Pictures

The Rocky of Bodybuilding

A fun and motivational film about a brainy bodybuilder guy who dares to believe in himself and his dreams. The film doesn't take itself seriously and is a hell of a lot of fun to watch. The bad guys (and gals) are really colorful. It's hilarious AND moving. Lots of great one liners too!

I saw this film at the Palm Beach Film Festival a couple months ago. I've been seriously training for years and the filmmakers really did their homework on this one. It has the bodybuilding insight of "Pumping Iron" but in a fiction film with a solid story and great characters. Also, it doesn't flinch in depicting both the good and bad of bodybuilding. It's about time someone made a real film about bodybuilding. This film will do really well.

I plan to see it again when it's released.