Movie
Bigger Stronger Faster*
Overview
In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-05-30
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BSF Film
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Chris Bell as Self - Host
- Mike Bell as Self
- Mark Bell as Self
- Joe Biden as Self (archive footage)
- Ronald Reagan as Self (archive footage)
- Al Gore as Self (archive footage)
- Dick Cheney as Self (archive footage)
- Laura Bush as Self (archive footage)
- George W. Bush as Self (archive footage)
- George H. W. Bush as Self (archive footage)
- Hulk Hogan as Self (archive footage)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Self
Crew
- Chris Bell - Director
- Chris Bell - Writer
- Tamsin Rawady - Writer
- Alexander Buono - Writer
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