Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

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Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Christopher Bell
Produced by Alexander Buono
Jim Czarnecki
Kurt Engfehr
Tamsin Rawady
Written by Christopher Bell
Alexander Buono
Tamsin Rawady
Music by Dave Porter
Cinematography Alexander Buono
Editing by Brian Singbiel
Running time 105 min
Country United States
Language English
Official website
IMDb profile

Bigger, Stronger, Faster* is a 2008 documentary film directed by Christopher Bell about the use of anabolic steroids as performance-enhancing drugs in the United States.

The film had its world premiere[1] on January 19, 2008 at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[2] The film was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2008, and opened in limited release in the United States on May 30, 2008.[3]

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[edit] Title

The * in the title refers to how athletes who are implicated in using performance-enhancing drugs have their records postfixed by an asterisk (*).

[edit] Synopsis

The documentary examines the steroid use of the director Christopher Bell and his two brothers who all grew up idolizing Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hulk Hogan, and Sylvester Stallone, and also features professional athletes, medical experts, fitness center members, and US Congressman talking about the issue of anabolic steroids.[4]

[edit] Critical reception

The film received highly positive reviews from critics. As of June 8, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 100% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 40 reviews.[5] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 80 out of 100, based on 17 reviews.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition (PDF) (2007-11-28). Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
  2. ^ Bigger, Stronger, Faster* Sundance 2008 profile. sundance.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  3. ^ Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008) - Release dates. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  4. ^ a b Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  5. ^ Bigger, Stronger, Faster* Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.

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