Pain & Gain
Their American dream is bigger than yours.
2013 | 130m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Michael Bay |
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| Writer: | Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely |
| Staring: |
| Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 18, 2013 |
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| Director: | Michael Bay |
| Writer: | Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Crime |
| Keywords | miami, florida, scam, weight lifting, weightlifting, duringcreditsstinger |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, De Line Pictures, Bay Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $87,305,549
Budget: $25,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mark Wahlberg | Daniel Lugo |
| Dwayne Johnson | Paul Doyle |
| Anthony Mackie | Adrian Doorbal |
| Tony Shalhoub | Victor Kershaw |
| Ed Harris | Ed DuBois |
| Rob Corddry | John Mese |
| Bar Paly | Sorina Luminita |
| Rebel Wilson | Ramona Eldridge |
| Ken Jeong | Johnny Wu |
| Michael Rispoli | Frank Griga |
| Keili Lefkovitz | Krisztina Furton |
| Vivi Pineda | Detective Haworth |
| Christopher Jestin Langstaff | Nine-Year-Old Boy/Rusty |
| Gustavo Escobar | Son of Victor Kershaw |
| Corinne Ferrer | Basketball Girl |
| Zack Moore | Young Daniel Lugo |
| Kory Getman | Teenage Daniel Lugo |
| Peter Stormare | Dr. Bjornson |
| Larry Hankin | Pastor Randy |
| Tony Plana | Captain Lopez |
| Brian Stepanek | Brad McCalister |
| Persei Caputo | Judy |
| Bill Kelly | Jim |
| Emily Rutherfurd | Carolyn 'Sissy' Du Bois |
| Patrick Bristow | Spy Shop Clerk |
| Wladimir Klitschko | Client |
| Yolanthe Cabau | Analee Calvera |
| Anthony "Ace" Thomas | Neighborhood Watch (uncredited) |
| Kurt Angle | Inmate (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Nicole Lee | Trainer |
| Andrea Bennetti | Dancer |
| Nikki Benz | Dancer |
| Jessica Dykstra | Dancer |
| Gwendalyn Barker | Dancer |
| Vannessa Nevader | Dancer |
| Amanda Cerny | Actress (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Chris Castaldi | First Assistant Director |
| Gregory Irwin | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Jacques Jouffret | Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator |
| Michael Schmidt | Boom Operator |
| Dawn Fintor | Foley Artist |
| Alicia Stevenson | Foley Artist |
| Erik Aadahl | Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| Kyle Cooper | Title Designer |
| Pablo Helman | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Troy Robinson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Rosie Bernhard | Utility Stunts |
| Tanoai Reed | Stunt Double |
| Hank Amos | Stunts |
| Bobby Talbert | Stunts |
| Kurt Angle | Stunts |
| Eddie Braun | Stunt Driver |
| Jeff Chase | Stunts |
| Dean Grimes | Stunts |
| Sean Graham | Stunts |
| Sli Lewis | Stunts |
| Sebastian Schroder | Art Direction |
| Colleen Kelsall | Costume Design |
| Joel Negron | Editor |
| Tom Muldoon | Editor |
| K.C. Hodenfield | First Assistant Director |
| Michael Metzel | Construction Coordinator |
| John Holmes | First Assistant Camera |
| Robert Zuckerman | Still Photographer |
| Carlos Rojas | Casting Director |
| Emilio Saez | Set Dresser |
| Mark Fellman | Additional Still Photographer |
| Richard Falk Jr. | Electrician |
| Dave Sonnenberg | Electrician |
| Jonathan Givens | Rigging Grip |
| Roma Demartino | Hairstylist |
| Jennifer Raneri | Set Dresser |
| Yolanda Toussieng | Hair Department Head |
| Dannah Collins | Props |
| Ashley Metzel | Set Dresser |
| Bruce Hazen | Electrician |
| Humberto Recio | Electrician |
| Joey Evora | Grip |
| Jorge Parra | Grip |
| Francisco Moises | Rigging Grip |
| Jeremy McGuire | Art Department Coordinator |
| Stephen Taylor-Wehr | First Assistant Camera |
| Peter Zuccarini | Underwater Director of Photography |
| Claudia Pascual | Key Makeup Artist |
| Jonathan Leary | Grip |
| Laurie Cocheio | Makeup Artist |
| Lewis Bowen | Key Scenic Artist |
| Richard E. Kruder | Set Dresser |
| Jennifer Galipault | Assistant Camera |
| Darin Moran | Camera Operator |
| Danny Brown | First Assistant Camera |
| Michael T. Banner | Grip |
| Christopher Dino | Grip |
| Peter Vega | Rigging Grip |
| Carmen Lopez | Makeup Artist |
| William Kellow | Construction Foreman |
| John Rex Woodward | Assistant Camera |
| Bill McConnell Jr. | Second Assistant Camera |
| Charles Grico | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Vivian Galainena | Graphic Designer |
| Colin Crapser | Painter |
| Philip Schneider | Property Master |
| John Sommerville | Set Dresser |
| Cheuk Wong | Second Assistant Camera |
| Johnny Villanueva | Hairstylist |
| Romain Gateau | Assistant Property Master |
| Jon J. Bush | Leadman |
| Daniel A. Davila | Propmaker |
| Jeremy Alan Read | Set Dresser |
| Melissa Fisher | Camera Production Assistant |
| Ricky Ruiz | Electrician |
| Joseph F. Warren | Gaffer |
| Michael J. Flynn | Greensman |
| John Francis Kupfer | Set Dresser |
| Brook Willard | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Brett Mabry | Electrician |
| Sean Fisher | Grip |
| Rick Harris | Key Rigging Grip |
| Sean R. Wilson | Lighting Technician |
| Stephen Ciffone | Phantom Operator |
| Nuria Sitja | Makeup Artist |
| Mark W. Brown | Assistant Property Master |
| Jane B. Johnson | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Jaimie Trueblood | Additional Still Photographer |
| Michael Klimchak | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Edouard F. Henriques | Makeup Department Head |
| Frank A. Raffa Jr. | Leadman |
| Christopher Warren | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Dana Baker | Best Boy Grip |
| David Alban | Carpenter |
| Dustin Read | Set Dresser |
| David B. Nowell | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Sean Lunski | Camera Loader |
| Marc Wostak | Rigging Gaffer |
| Anndee Rucker | Makeup Artist |
| Daren Hicks | Production Supervisor |
| Jeffrey Mastney | Set Dresser |
| Les T. Tomita | Key Grip |
| Xavier Cortes | Set Dresser |
| Carla Sosa | Second Assistant Camera |
| Evan Daum | ADR Mixer |
| Liz Ludwitzke | Casting Assistant |
| Tiffany Busche | Costumer |
| Denise Morgan McGrath | Production Accountant |
| Scott Millan | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David Bach | ADR Supervisor |
| Jeffrey J. Haboush | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sherrie LeMaire | Costumer |
| Don Abbatiello | Marine Coordinator |
| Tim Hoogenakker | ADR Mixer |
| Lori Castro | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Scott Curtis | Foley Mixer |
| David Husby | Production Sound Mixer |
| Erin Fragetta | Casting Assistant |
| Lee Ann Harvey | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Jack Taggart | Ager/Dyer |
| Ariel Gold | Costume Supervisor |
| Janine Schiro | First Assistant Accountant |
| Tim Granlund | Production Assistant |
| Ash Harris | Production Assistant |
| Fredrick Cuevas | ADR Recordist |
| Kevin Cerchiai | Boom Operator |
| Ralph Osborn | Dialogue Editor |
| Suzy Freeman | Costume Supervisor |
| Olga Meverden | Tailor |
| Trevor Martin | Production Assistant |
| Dan O'Connell | Foley Artist |
| Blake Collins | Foley Mixer |
| John Guentner | Foley Mixer |
| Lori Wyman | Casting |
| Nicolette Noble | Casting Assistant |
| Ania O'Hare | Casting Associate |
| Emily Egge | Set Costumer |
| Talley Singer | Executive Assistant |
| Hendricksen Armand | Production Assistant |
| John T. Cucci | Foley Artist |
| Ed Arenas | Additional Casting |
| Sascha Alonso-Brilliant | Extras Casting |
| Maryellen Aviano | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Reynaldo Rodriguez | Production Assistant |
| Bill Marinella | Extras Casting |
| Brett Vratil | Costumer |
| Briana Frapart | Casting Assistant |
| Esther Marquis | Textile Artist |
| Ben Pollack | Casting Assistant |
| Susan E. Ryan | Casting Assistant |
| Lorraine Crossman | Costumer |
| David Paris | Aerial Coordinator, Pilot |
| Joel Erickson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sarah Schuessler | Costume Assistant |
| Armando Pompa | Costumer |
| Barnaby Smith | Key Costumer |
| Jorge Luis German | Production Assistant |
| Edward Messon | Production Assistant |
| Kyle D. Krajewski | ADR Recordist |
| Reagan Mendoza | ADR Recordist |
| Richard Duarte | Foley Mixer |
| Greg P. Russell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jenn Edelson | Costume Assistant |
| Phyllis Corcoran-Woods | Key Costumer |
| Greg ten Bosch | Sound Effects Editor |
| George Grafas | Casting |
| Cori Mizrahi | Costume Assistant |
| Beth Koenigsberg | Costumer |
| Brenda Salivia | Costumer |
| Judah Getz | ADR Mixer |
| Juliet Primo | Set Costumer |
| David Krudis | Payroll Accountant |
| Dan Ollman | Production Assistant |
| Michael Miller | ADR Mixer |
| Dani Phelps | Costumer |
| Destiny Altvater | Casting Associate |
| Verner Maldonado | Production Assistant |
| Lisa Bolan | Title Designer |
| George Schoendorfer | Set Medic |
| Nancy Molimis | Production Secretary |
| Julie Ann Grasso | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Ana Criado-Zahonero | Title Designer |
| Mike Chiado | Digital Intermediate |
| Giovanni Rodriguez | Set Production Assistant |
| Calvin Wimmer | Additional Editor |
| Alex Gilbert | Assistant Editor |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | Digital Intermediate, Colorist |
| Ran Francke | Security |
| Ben Schoen | Title Designer |
| Edward Albolote | Assistant Editor |
| Peter Gvozdas | Assistant Editor |
| Joe Galdo | First Assistant Editor |
| Nicole Ziobro | Production Assistant |
| Frank Sicoli | Production Consultant |
| Andrew Campbell | Set Production Assistant |
| Kevin Breen | Set Production Assistant |
| Greg Nye | Travel Coordinator |
| J. Cody Baker | Digital Intermediate |
| Caroline Miller | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Bryan Ellenburg | Security |
| Vicki Pearlman | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Allison Fitzer Voss | Travel Coordinator |
| Meagan Costello | First Assistant Editor |
| Erik Rogers | Digital Intermediate |
| Robert Vickers | Production Assistant |
| Natalie Angel | Production Coordinator |
| Mariam Yacoub | Production Secretary |
| Carmen Soriano | Script Supervisor |
| Catanya Jackson | Studio Teacher |
| Gabriela Gutentag | Unit Publicist |
| Michael Valverde | Production Assistant |
| Jon Alexander | Compositing Supervisor |
| Lorelei David | Visual Effects Editor |
| Eric Larivée | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Michael Lichtenstein | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Tolly Swallow | Visual Effects Producer |
| James Carter | Special Effects Technician |
| Zixing Han | Compositor |
| Marianne Roberge | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Hao Sun | Compositor |
| Sean Castle Hitchcock | Compositor |
| Martin Larrivée | Digital Compositor |
| Nancy Lamontagne | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Loïc Beguel | Digital Compositor |
| John Wonser | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Vincent Dudouet | Digital Compositor |
| Dirk Rogers | Special Effects Technician |
| Jeff Koh | Compositor |
| Thang Le | Concept Artist |
| Kurt Harris | Special Effects Technician |
| Nick Hsieh | CG Supervisor |
| Laura Moore | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Tom Akos | Stunts |
| Kenny Bates | Stunt Coordinator |
| Dale Cannon | Stunts |
| Joey Freitas | Stunts |
| James Cheek | Stunts |
| Joop Katana | Stunts |
| Antony Matos | Stunts |
| Benjamin Rowe | Stunts |
| Laurence Todd Rosenthal | Stunts |
| Jimmy Waitman | Stunts |
| Kiana Politis | Stunts |
| John Frazier | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Christopher Markus | Screenplay |
| Stephen McFeely | Screenplay |
| Michael Bay | Director |
| Denise Chamian | Casting |
| Jeffrey Beecroft | Production Design |
| Deborah L. Scott | Costume Design |
| Steve Jablonsky | Original Music Composer |
| Ben Seresin | Director of Photography |
| Tulio Dueñas | Second Assistant Camera |
| Ethan Van der Ryn | Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| P.K. Hooker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Henry Penzi | Stunts |
| Manuel Garcia | Rigging Grip |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Matthew Cohan | Executive Producer |
| Scott Gardenhour | Executive Producer |
| Donald De Line | Producer |
| Michael Bay | Producer |
| Ian Bryce | Producer |
| Wendy Japhet | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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