No Pain, No Gain is an American comedy-drama film starring Gus Malliarodakis, Joe Hursley

Joe Hursley

Joseph Hursley is an actor and musician living in Los Angeles, California.-Background:Hursley was born in Austin, Texas. His grandfather, Frank M. Hursley co-created the long running soap General Hospital. His father Greg Hursley is an architectural photographer and his mother, Kelle, is a nurse...

, Julie Strain

Julie Strain

Julie Strain is an American actress and model who was Penthouse Pet of the Month in June 1991 and later chosen as the magazine's Pet of the Year in 1993.-Early life:...

, Harry Knowles

Harry Knowles

Harry Knowles is known for his website called Ain't It Cool News. Knowles is a member of the Austin Film Critics Association.-Biography:...

, Lauren Powers

Lauren Powers

Lauren Powers is an American actress, amateur bodybuilder, and former firefighter.-Early life and education:Powers was born in 1961 in Los Angeles, California. She graduated valedictorian from Huntington Beach High School. She owned and operated a surfing academy on Maui while in college...

, Toni Ferrai, co-written by Samuel Turcotte and Jodi Lane Baum and directed by Samuel Turcotte.

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.

External links

• http://www.fandango.com/nopain,nogain_94487/movieoverview
• http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid:315733