About the movie... No Pain, No Gain is a 35mm feature-length dramatic film set in the world of bodybuilding starring champion bodybuilders Gus Malliarodakis and former IFBB Pro Dennis Newman. Two-time ESPN "Worlds Strongest Women" Jill Mills is also featured in the movie, as well as IFBB Pro, former Mr. Romania and Masters Olympia competitor Emeric Delczeg.
Plucked from the current headlines, No Pain, No Gain, is the first film set in the world of bodybuilding since the 1977 classic, Pumping Iron, which launched the career of Arnold Schwarzenegger who has evolved from professional bodybuilder to superstar actor to governor of California. However, No Pain, No Gain is not a documentary, but rather a fiction film.
No Pain, No Gain recently had a nationwide premiere at 250 theaters, and was an official selection at the São Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil. It also screened to enthusiastic crowds at the Palm Beach Film Festival and the Houston Film Festival (Worldfest) where it won an award for Best Director, First Feature.
No Pain, No Gain has received worldwide media attention on television, radio, magazines and newspapers, including a glowing profile on ESPN. The movie covers immensely important and timely issues such as the increasing obsession with body image, fad diets and working out, plus directly deals with the steroid controversy in sports. For more information visit: nopainnogainmovie.com.
Statement from "No Pain, No Gain" Writer-Producer-Director Samuel Turcotte
"This film is the realization of a lifelong dream," said Turcotte. "I have been involved in the world of bodybuilding since I was 15 and for years have wanted to create a film about this fascinating and misunderstood sport. Bodybuilders have long been grossly misrepresented in the media and my film gives a more balanced and realistic portrayal."
