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"This film is an exploration of America's win-at-all-costs culture during the current steroid issue in America but also the steroid issue that has been in my family for the past 15 years," burly debut filmmaker Chris Bell said about his documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*," scheduled for release May 30. "My brother and I were always power-lifters. My older brother was a great football player, and he went off to play football at a Division I college. In the first week he was there, he started using steroids in order to perform better. ... Later on, we ended up going down that path as well. We had this feeling that we weren't good enough — we had to take it to the next level."

 

In the tradition of Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock, Bell cast himself as the earnest, wisecracking host of this exploration into the dark side of America's obsession with becoming bigger, stronger and faster. The flick was unveiled to heavy buzz at the Sundance Film Festival

..."Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds were making millions of dollars before. It's not about making more millions of dollars: It's an ego thing," he insisted. "It's a competitive drive that every athlete has."

And one which Bell and his brothers succumbed to as well, in their quest to become like Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Hogan — three men who have since admitted to steroid abuse. "In my case, I tried steroids, and I stopped using them because I felt it was immoral," Bell explained, shaking his head. "This film was a personal exploration for me of why I feel guilty. ... You want to spark a national debate. I want to get people talking. I want to put the issue that's always been under the table up on the table and have people talk about it in a more intellectual way."

 

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