This is a film made by Chris Bell, a New York native who was born small and dreamed of being just like Hulk Hogan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He and his brothers, Mad Dog and Smelly (nicknames of course, but it's easier to follow them by these names), grew up hitting the weights and dreaming of the glory of the football field, the wrestling ring, and competetive weight bench. Mad Dog and Smelly resort to steroid use, while Chris tries doing it natural. This gets him thinking about American culture and the fascination with being bigger, stronger, and faster. Today more than ever, if you hear the word steroids you instantly think of baseball, but this film does a good job of covering the other areas of steroid use. Bell talks a bit about baseball, but he also goes to the gyms, the football field, the air force; in other words this is not some topical film just about baseball made to get a quick buck while it's popular. This is truly about steroids, the bad and surprisingly, the...
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Directors: Chris Bell
Writers: Chris Bell (written by) & Alexander Buono (written by)
Tagline: The side effects of being American.
Plot: In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world...
Cast: Chris Bell - Himself - Host (also archive footage), rest of cast listed alphabetically:, Hank Aaron - Himself (archive footage), Lyle Alzado - Himself (archive footage), Joshua Amsden - Himself, Ben Aukes - Himself, Kelly Beecher - Himself, Mark Bell - Himself (also archive footage), Mike Bell - Himself (also archive footage), Rosemary Bell - Herself (also archive footage), Sheldon Bell - Himself (also archive footage), Joe Biden - Himself (archive footage) (as Sen. Joseph Biden), Mike Blanton - Himself, Christian Boeving - Himself, Barry Bonds - Himself (archive footage), Jim Bunning - Himself (archive footage), George Bush - Himself (archive footage), George W. Bush - Himself (archive footage), Jose Canseco - Himself (archive footage), Jeff Carwile - Himself, Dr. Carlon Colker - Himself, Rick Collins - Himself, Meave Cox - Herself, Jay Cutler - Himself, Dr. Eric Dodson - Himself, Jason Ellis - Himself, Wade Exum - Himself (as Dr. Wade Exum), Dr. Norm Fost - Himself, Dr. Mark Gordon - Himself, Gene Haislip - Himself, Orrin G. Hatch - Himself (archive footage), Hulk Hogan - Himself (archive footage), Donald Hooton - Himself, Rehan Jalali - Himself, Ben Johnson - Himself (also archive footage), Marion Jones - Herself (archive footage), John F. Kennedy - Himself (archive footage), Johnny Knox - Himself, Floyd Landis - Himself (also archive footage), Stan Lee - Himself, Carl Lewis - Himself (also archive footage), Willie Litvack - Himself, Timea Majorova - Herself, Mickey Mantle - Himself (archive footage), Roger Maris - Himself (archive footage), Mark McGwire - Himself (archive footage), Marilyn Monroe - Herself (archive footage), Tony Mulhare - Himself, Mike Nelson - Himself (as Major Mike Nelson), Joe Niekro - Himself (archive footage), Jackie Ochoa - Himself, Jack Owoc - Himself, Rafael Palmeiro - Himself (archive footage), Joel Paredes - Himself, Stephen Paulson - Himself, Craig Phillips - Himself, Harrison Pope - Himself (as Dr. Harrison Pope), Lauren Powers - Herself, Ronald Reagan - Himself (archive footage), Scott Reid - Himself, John Romano - Himself, Giovanni Roselli - Romeo Roselli, Rosie Ruiz - Herself (archive footage), Babe Ruth - Himself (archive footage), Rick Schaff - Himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger - Himself (also archive footage), Maria Shriver - Herself (archive footage), Louis Simmons - Himself, Aubrey Smith - Herself, Bee Smith - Herself, Dick 'Smitty' Smith - Himself, Sammy Sosa - Himself (archive footage), Sylvester Stallone - Himself (archive footage), Paul Sullivan - Himself, Major Travis Swan - Himself, Dr. Lee Sweeney - Himself, John Sweeney - Himself (as Rep. John Sweeney), Jeff Taylor - Himself, Josh Robert Thompson - Arnold Schwarzenegger (voice), Tim Urban - Himself, Gregg Valentino - Himself, Chuck Vogelpohl - Himself, Gary Wadler - Himself (as Dr. Gary Wadler), Diane Watson - Herself (as Rep. Diane Watson), Henry Waxman - Himself (also archive footage) (as Rep. Henry Waxman), Tiger Woods - Himself (archive footage), Dr. Charles Yesalis - Himself
Runtime: 105 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Company: BSF Film
Links: IMDb Profile
Categories: Documentary, Sports
Writers: Chris Bell (written by) & Alexander Buono (written by)
Tagline: The side effects of being American.
Plot: In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world...
Cast: Chris Bell - Himself - Host (also archive footage), rest of cast listed alphabetically:, Hank Aaron - Himself (archive footage), Lyle Alzado - Himself (archive footage), Joshua Amsden - Himself, Ben Aukes - Himself, Kelly Beecher - Himself, Mark Bell - Himself (also archive footage), Mike Bell - Himself (also archive footage), Rosemary Bell - Herself (also archive footage), Sheldon Bell - Himself (also archive footage), Joe Biden - Himself (archive footage) (as Sen. Joseph Biden), Mike Blanton - Himself, Christian Boeving - Himself, Barry Bonds - Himself (archive footage), Jim Bunning - Himself (archive footage), George Bush - Himself (archive footage), George W. Bush - Himself (archive footage), Jose Canseco - Himself (archive footage), Jeff Carwile - Himself, Dr. Carlon Colker - Himself, Rick Collins - Himself, Meave Cox - Herself, Jay Cutler - Himself, Dr. Eric Dodson - Himself, Jason Ellis - Himself, Wade Exum - Himself (as Dr. Wade Exum), Dr. Norm Fost - Himself, Dr. Mark Gordon - Himself, Gene Haislip - Himself, Orrin G. Hatch - Himself (archive footage), Hulk Hogan - Himself (archive footage), Donald Hooton - Himself, Rehan Jalali - Himself, Ben Johnson - Himself (also archive footage), Marion Jones - Herself (archive footage), John F. Kennedy - Himself (archive footage), Johnny Knox - Himself, Floyd Landis - Himself (also archive footage), Stan Lee - Himself, Carl Lewis - Himself (also archive footage), Willie Litvack - Himself, Timea Majorova - Herself, Mickey Mantle - Himself (archive footage), Roger Maris - Himself (archive footage), Mark McGwire - Himself (archive footage), Marilyn Monroe - Herself (archive footage), Tony Mulhare - Himself, Mike Nelson - Himself (as Major Mike Nelson), Joe Niekro - Himself (archive footage), Jackie Ochoa - Himself, Jack Owoc - Himself, Rafael Palmeiro - Himself (archive footage), Joel Paredes - Himself, Stephen Paulson - Himself, Craig Phillips - Himself, Harrison Pope - Himself (as Dr. Harrison Pope), Lauren Powers - Herself, Ronald Reagan - Himself (archive footage), Scott Reid - Himself, John Romano - Himself, Giovanni Roselli - Romeo Roselli, Rosie Ruiz - Herself (archive footage), Babe Ruth - Himself (archive footage), Rick Schaff - Himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger - Himself (also archive footage), Maria Shriver - Herself (archive footage), Louis Simmons - Himself, Aubrey Smith - Herself, Bee Smith - Herself, Dick 'Smitty' Smith - Himself, Sammy Sosa - Himself (archive footage), Sylvester Stallone - Himself (archive footage), Paul Sullivan - Himself, Major Travis Swan - Himself, Dr. Lee Sweeney - Himself, John Sweeney - Himself (as Rep. John Sweeney), Jeff Taylor - Himself, Josh Robert Thompson - Arnold Schwarzenegger (voice), Tim Urban - Himself, Gregg Valentino - Himself, Chuck Vogelpohl - Himself, Gary Wadler - Himself (as Dr. Gary Wadler), Diane Watson - Herself (as Rep. Diane Watson), Henry Waxman - Himself (also archive footage) (as Rep. Henry Waxman), Tiger Woods - Himself (archive footage), Dr. Charles Yesalis - Himself
Runtime: 105 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Company: BSF Film
Links: IMDb Profile
Categories: Documentary, Sports
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Bigger, Stronger, Faster*: A flick on steriods
Are steroids as American as Fruit Loops and Hula Hoops? Are users cheating or competing? Is injecting roids to soar like popping pills to snore? These are just a few questions documentarian Chris Bell asks in "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*." Part Michael Moore, part Morgan Spurlock ("Super Size Me") Bell aims his camera at his family. Of three brothers, he's the sole non-user. Is he the simp? The wimp? The real winner? You'll have to supply the answers.
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