Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Chris BellSelf - Host
- Mike BellSelf
- Mark BellSelf
- Joe BidenSelf (archive footage)
- Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
- Al GoreSelf (archive footage)
- Dick CheneySelf (archive footage)
- Laura BushSelf (archive footage)
- George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
- George H. W. BushSelf (archive footage)
Recommendations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
Bigger, Stronger, Faster is a portrait of a culture that claims to hate steroids but may, by now, be too pumped to do much about it. - 90
Film Threat
Bell's documentary is an absolute must see for anyone taking part in any kind of debate about steroids. - 90
Variety
More scrupulously reported than your average Michael Moore film but every bit as entertaining, Bigger, Stronger, Faster* is as commercial as documentaries come. - 90
Los Angeles Times
Raucously funny and surprisingly insightful. - 83
The A.V. Club
Attempts to look beyond the hysteria and consider exactly how and why a culture that values physical power has internalized the idea that steroid use in sports is a scourge. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
This everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach not only makes for pacey entertainment, it also allows director Christopher Bell to delve deep into the matter at hand. - 80
Village Voice
Scrappy, remarkably expansive, crazily watchable. - 80
The New York Times
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* left me convinced that the steroid scandals will abate as the drugs are reluctantly accepted as inevitable products of a continuing revolution in biotechnology. Replaceable body parts, plastic surgery, anti-depressants, Viagra and steroids are just a few of the technological advancements in a never-ending drive to make the species superhuman.
