Pain & Gain
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| Directed by | Michael Bay |
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| Screenplay by | Christopher Markus Stephen McFeely |
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Pain & Gain by Pete Collins |
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| Music by | Steve Jablonsky |
| Cinematography | Ben Seresin |
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De Line Pictures
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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129 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26 million |
| Box office | $86.2 million |
Pain & Gain is a 2013 American biographical crime comedy-drama film directed by Michael Bay and starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, and Anthony Mackie. The film reunites wrestlers Dwayne Johnson and Kurt Angle. The film is loosely based on a story Pete Collins published in a 1999 series of Miami New Times articles and compiled in the book Pain & Gain: This Is a True Story (2013), which details the kidnapping, extortion, torture, and murder of several victims by an organized group of criminals comprising bodybuilders affiliated with the Sun Gym. The film's title is a play on the common adage, frequently used in fitness: "No pain, no gain".
Released on April 11, 2013, Pain & Gain received mixed reviews; critics praised the acting, script, and comedic chemistry among the main actors, but criticized the violence, directing, and historical inaccuracies. Against a $26 million budget, the film grossed over $86 million worldwide. While the film tied with Grown Ups 2 for 3rd place on the Village Voice Film Poll's Worst Film list, Dwayne Johnson placed 10th for Best Supporting Actor.
In 1995, schemer Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) is a recently released convict who had served time for Medicare fraud. Sun Gym owner John Mese (Rob Corddry) hires him to increase membership and make the gym more fitness-based. Lugo increases the gym's membership by 75% within six weeks and befriends trainer Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie), a bodybuilder rendered impotent due to his steroid use. Lugo soon lusts after the earnings and lifestyle achieved by Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub), a sleazy new member he begins to train, who Lugo believes is a crook. Inspired by motivational speaker Johnny Wu (Ken Jeong), Lugo decides to be a "do-er" and hatches a plan to extort Kershaw for his assets by kidnapping and torturing him.
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