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American Pain

American Pain traces the rise and fall of twin bodybuilders from Florida who become the kingpins of the largest oxycodone trafficking network in US history.

Director

Darren Foster

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Genre

documentary, history, sport

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Production

CNN Films,Motto Pictures,TIME Studios,Fishbowl Films,Muck Media

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https://cnncreativemarketing.com/project/american-pain

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The word on the street
was they wrote the most pills - American Pain

The word on the street was they wrote the most pills

We were buying them
for $3 a pill, basically, - American Pain

We were buying them for $3 a pill, basically,

And we would bring them back
to Kentucky - American Pain

And we would bring them back to Kentucky

We would sponsor people
going down there, - American Pain

We would sponsor people going down there,

And in return, we would get
their prescription, - American Pain

And in return, we would get their prescription,

[ Chuckles ] - American Pain

I would take van loads
of people down there. - American Pain

I would take van loads of people down there.

And I mean, there was hundreds,
maybe thousands of people. - American Pain

And I mean, there was hundreds, maybe thousands of people.

Those drug dealers from
Kentucky were renting buses. - American Pain

Those drug dealers from Kentucky were renting buses.

[ Laughing ] That's how
they started coming down. - American Pain

[ Laughing ] That's how they started coming down.

I had just transferred
to the South Florida - American Pain

I had just transferred to the South Florida

It was us, the FBI, - American Pain

It was us, the FBI,

Palm Beach County
Sheriff's Office, - American Pain

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office,

Turner: I was literally
in the break room - American Pain

Turner: I was literally in the break room

And one of the police officers
said, "Healthcare fraud? - American Pain

And one of the police officers said, "Healthcare fraud?

Maybe you guys
would be interested - American Pain

Maybe you guys would be interested

McKenzie: Why are so many
people traveling - American Pain

McKenzie: Why are so many people traveling

This isn't like we had
the Mayo Clinic set up here, - American Pain

This isn't like we had the Mayo Clinic set up here,

You're talking
about street-corner, - American Pain

You're talking about street-corner,

We decided to focus
on the most prolific group. - American Pain

We decided to focus on the most prolific group.

That would be
the George brothers. - American Pain

That would be the George brothers.

They have real
DEA control numbers, - American Pain

They have real DEA control numbers,

So the question was,
where was the crime? - American Pain

So the question was, where was the crime?

Which opened up a whole new
realm of the MRI companies. - American Pain

Which opened up a whole new realm of the MRI companies.

Within weeks, Pete Tyndale,
he showed up - American Pain

Within weeks, Pete Tyndale, he showed up

Premium tobacco, $4. - American Pain

Premium tobacco, $4.

♪ Girl, just relax your mind ♪ - American Pain

♪ Girl, just relax your mind ♪

Everyone knew that Faye Imaging
was the place to go. - American Pain

Everyone knew that Faye Imaging was the place to go.

Rose: It's in the back
of a strip club - American Pain

Rose: It's in the back of a strip club

While you're waiting
to get your MRI, you go in there - American Pain

While you're waiting to get your MRI, you go in there

He gave me the CD
right afterwards with the image - American Pain

He gave me the CD right afterwards with the image

Everyone that went in there had
a herniation, a bulging disc -- - American Pain

Everyone that went in there had a herniation, a bulging disc...

And I said, "Pete,
how does everybody have - American Pain

And I said, "Pete, how does everybody have

And there's no way that someone
can read your mind - American Pain

And there's no way that someone can read your mind

They wanted to have medical
documentation for things, - American Pain

They wanted to have medical documentation for things,

Every time that I went down
there and spoke with a doctor, - American Pain

Every time that I went down there and spoke with a doctor,

We started to work
with informants -- - American Pain

We started to work with informants --

They told us about what's going
on inside the clinic. - American Pain

They told us about what's going on inside the clinic.

Committing fraud
is just a matter - American Pain

Committing fraud is just a matter

We had to prove that the MRI,
the patient files - American Pain

We had to prove that the MRI, the patient files

Here's one there --
South Florida Pain. - American Pain

Here's one there -- South Florida Pain.

Come home, kiss my husband,
get back in the truck. - American Pain

Come home, kiss my husband, get back in the truck.

The route I took to Florida
was I-65 to I-24 - American Pain

The route I took to Florida was I-65 to I-24

I could probably make that trip
right now with my eyes closed. - American Pain

I could probably make that trip right now with my eyes close...

♪ King of the road ♪ - American Pain

♪ King of the road ♪

I'd always go
South Florida Parkway. - American Pain

I'd always go South Florida Parkway.

That's just the way
I like going. - American Pain

That's just the way I like going.

Tennessee, 2 1/2 hours.
Georgia, 8 hours. - American Pain

Tennessee, 2 1/2 hours. Georgia, 8 hours.

On the way down there,
it was always a time crunch. - American Pain

On the way down there, it was always a time crunch.

♪ King of the road ♪ - American Pain

♪ King of the road ♪

The George brothers
and people like them - American Pain

The George brothers and people like them

Of the 20 highest
prescribing physicians - American Pain

Of the 20 highest prescribing physicians

Just in 2009 alone,
they ordered - American Pain

Just in 2009 alone, they ordered

Those numbers were
through the roof - American Pain

Those numbers were through the roof

These are what they call
red flags - American Pain

These are what they call red flags

Turner: I believe
that the individuals - American Pain

Turner: I believe that the individuals

They were having to continuously
up the supply - American Pain

They were having to continuously up the supply

And the demand was very clear
as to where it was coming from. - American Pain

And the demand was very clear as to where it was coming from...

[ Cheers and applause
in distance ] - American Pain

[ Cheers and applause in distance ]

Johnston: I had a duffle bag
filled up. - American Pain

Johnston: I had a duffle bag filled up.

I rattled. [ Laughs ] - American Pain

I rattled. [ Laughs ]

Summitt:
When everyone's got money, - American Pain

Summitt: When everyone's got money,

Easter in 2009, my aunt had
the adult Easter egg. - American Pain

Easter in 2009, my aunt had the adult Easter egg.

So, if they found a penny,
it's gonna be a Roxy 15. - American Pain

So, if they found a penny, it's gonna be a Roxy 15.

[ Laughs ] - American Pain

And then when she said "go,"
the stampede of us running out. - American Pain

And then when she said "go," the stampede of us ru...

Charging like bulls out there
to find it, I mean, - American Pain

Charging like bulls out there to find it, I mean,

Summitt: My cousin Red,
he was bulldozin' over people - American Pain

Summitt: My cousin Red, he was bulldozin' over people

And then we were racing to see
who could snort the most. - American Pain

And then we were racing to see who could snort the most.

Nolan: Chris would stay
in his office all day, - American Pain

Nolan: Chris would stay in his office all day,

Derik: Hey, um...
Somebody called the cops - American Pain

Derik: Hey, um... Somebody called the cops

You know, I would be out dealing
with all the zombies, - American Pain

You know, I would be out dealing with all the zombies,

Couple hours into the day, - American Pain

Couple hours into the day,

When he did come out
and he would see me - American Pain

When he did come out and he would see me

And, you know, because, you
know, they're just dollar signs. - American Pain

And, you know, because, you know, they're just dollar s...

I'm trying to make it look
as legitimate as possible, - American Pain

I'm trying to make it look as legitimate as possible,

The entire adult population
of certain towns - American Pain

The entire adult population of certain towns

People brought Winnebagos
and pulled out their lawn chairs - American Pain

People brought Winnebagos and pulled out their lawn chairs

There'd be maybe six
or eight people - American Pain

There'd be maybe six or eight people

"Oh, what are y'all doing
down here? I didn't know it was - American Pain

"Oh, what are y'all doing down here? I didn't...

We were basically like
the Disneyland of pain clinics. - American Pain

We were basically like the Disneyland of pain clinics.

I was just waiting
for somebody to come in - American Pain

I was just waiting for somebody to come in

You know, just never happened.
It was unbelievable to me. - American Pain

You know, just never happened. It was unbelievable to me.

And at the same time,
the juice is kind of worth - American Pain

And at the same time, the juice is kind of worth

At the end of the week, I had
MRI companies coming, - American Pain

At the end of the week, I had MRI companies coming,

How much is it gonna cost
to get them to cut the line?" - American Pain

How much is it gonna cost to get them to cut the line?"

The patients would say,
"I'll pay you extra - American Pain

The patients would say, "I'll pay you extra

At the end of every day,
I'd have another stack -- - American Pain

At the end of every day, I'd have another stack --

Gonzales: They didn't have time
to use a cash register. - American Pain

Gonzales: They didn't have time to use a cash register.

They literally had garbage bins
where when they would - American Pain

They literally had garbage bins where when they would

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American Pain traces the rise and fall of twin bodybuilders from Florida who become the kingpins of the largest oxycodone trafficking network in US history.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Darren Foster

Writer: N/A

Production: CNN Films,Motto Pictures,TIME Studios,Fishbowl Films,Muck Media

Genre: documentary, history, sport

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 72/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 05 Feb 2023

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://cnncreativemarketing.com/project/american-pain