We’ve already seen in Burn after Reading what happens when less intelligent fitness coaches try to be criminals. It starts off similarly humorous brightly colored action comedy Pain & Gain. Despite all the absurdity of the true story, it is obvious that director Michael Bay opted for a darkly humorous production. But from the last third of the film onwards, the laughter gets stuck in your throat, namely when the… overall cruelty of the perpetrators becomes clear. Pain & Gain is on TV today.
That’s what the bizarre crime comedy Pain & Gain is about
The three bodybuilders Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg), Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson) and Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) have the perfect body and live in the sunny holiday paradise of Florida. But they are not happy because the three dream of a life of luxury. So they decide on a wealthy one Kidnapping man from the gymbut the plan backfires.
Pain & Gain: The real background of the bizarre Sun Gym Gang
The film is based on one Series of articles by Pete Collins, which was published in the Miami New Times in 1999. As is often the case with film adaptations of true events, some facts were changed for dramatic reasons and comedic interludes, but the bizarre framework remains true to the events. It’s so adventurous that even the… Police didn’t believe the victim.
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Dwayne Johnson in Pain & Gain
In the film, the name was changed to Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub), which didn’t stop real-life victim Marc Schiller from being sued for misrepresentation Claim for damages to cause. But he wasn’t just dissatisfied with his own portrayal, as he reported in an interview with The Guardian. Since no one involved in the production spoke to him, all the figures were not well taken.
The article says:
In the film, they seem like the three henchmen who engage in a bizarre act of steroidal slapstick that turns violent. In reality, they became the worst combination of manipulation, muscle power and murderous intent.
Mastermind of the real ones Sun Gym Gear Daniel Lugo and Brutalo Adrian Noel Doorbal were arrested for their actions sentenced to death. They remain on death row after several failed appeals, the Miami New Times reported.
When is Pain & Gain on TV?
If you want to see the incredible story of Marc Schiller and the Sun Gym Gang, tune in today on February 27, 2024, at 10:35 p.m. on Kabel Eins a. The station will show a repeat on the night of February 28, 2024 at 3:15 a.m. Regardless of the TV program, you can buy or rent Pain & Gain on Amazon.
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