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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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[ Speaks indistinctly ] - American Pain

[ Speaks indistinctly ]

Man #3: You make a lot more
money doing this - American Pain

Man #3: You make a lot more money doing this

Chris: My doctors average
about $1.8 million a year. - American Pain

Chris: My doctors average about $1.8 million a year.

Woman #2: Oh, my God.
That's great, Chris. - American Pain

Woman #2: Oh, my God. That's great, Chris.

[ Line ringing ] - American Pain

[ Line ringing ]

Chris: They're gonna put me
in jail for a long time, babe, - American Pain

Chris: They're gonna put me in jail for a long time, ba...

Pavnick:
You just need to relax, Chris, - American Pain

Pavnick: You just need to relax, Chris,

But you need to think
of something, - American Pain

But you need to think of something,

You cannot leave me here
by my fucking self - American Pain

You cannot leave me here by my fucking self

[ Siren wailing ] - American Pain

[ Siren wailing ]

McKenzie: The George Brothers
did not start the opioid crisis. - American Pain

McKenzie: The George Brothers did not start the opioid crisi...

But they sure as hell
poured gasoline on the fire. - American Pain

But they sure as hell poured gasoline on the fire.

They became the largest
street-level distribution group - American Pain

They became the largest street-level distribution group

Nobody put more pills
on the streets than they did. - American Pain

Nobody put more pills on the streets than they did.

They created a blueprint
for how this is to be done, - American Pain

They created a blueprint for how this is to be done,

Man: The scale
of this enterprise -- - American Pain

Man: The scale of this enterprise --

McKenzie: You had addicts
streaming in - American Pain

McKenzie: You had addicts streaming in

Turner: When you see what's
going on inside that clinic, - American Pain

Turner: When you see what's going on inside that clinic...

I'd been on the job as a
special agent for over 20 years, - American Pain

I'd been on the job as a special agent for over 20 year...

McKenzie: You couldn't make up
the stuff that happened - American Pain

McKenzie: You couldn't make up the stuff that happened

Strippers and white supremacists
running medical facilities. - American Pain

Strippers and white supremacists running medical facilities.

Criminal operations
coming in from Appalachia. - American Pain

Criminal operations coming in from Appalachia.

Doctors carrying guns
under their lab coats. - American Pain

Doctors carrying guns under their lab coats.

♪ The sunshine and sea breeze ♪ - American Pain

♪ The sunshine and sea breeze ♪

The doctor said,
"You're getting too big." - American Pain

The doctor said, "You're getting too big."

We moved to Wellington. - American Pain

We moved to Wellington.

I had a lot of success
in the building industry. - American Pain

I had a lot of success in the building industry.

Wellington is more upscale
than a lot of communities. - American Pain

Wellington is more upscale than a lot of communities.

It's really known
for horses and polo. - American Pain

It's really known for horses and polo.

There were lots of kids,
lots of families. - American Pain

There were lots of kids, lots of families.

We had four-wheelers
and go-karts - American Pain

We had four-wheelers and go-karts

Their sibling bond was so close. - American Pain

Their sibling bond was so close.

One would say something,
and before he finished, - American Pain

One would say something, and before he finished,

And I'd say, "Why are you
laughing? He didn't --" - American Pain

And I'd say, "Why are you laughing? He didn't...

I mean, we stressed exercise. - American Pain

I mean, we stressed exercise.

They were great tennis players,
tremendous athletes. - American Pain

They were great tennis players, tremendous athletes.

They won Palm Beach County
Mathematics Contest - American Pain

They won Palm Beach County Mathematics Contest

Chris and Jeff were about
8 or 9 years old - American Pain

Chris and Jeff were about 8 or 9 years old

Haggerty: I met Chris and Jeff's
mother in '89, - American Pain

Haggerty: I met Chris and Jeff's mother in '89,

[ Sirens wailing ] - American Pain

[ Sirens wailing ]

It was sufficient that the fire
department had to be called - American Pain

It was sufficient that the fire department had to be called

Yeah, I wasn't real keen
on that, - American Pain

Yeah, I wasn't real keen on that,

They couldn't be together
more than five minutes - American Pain

They couldn't be together more than five minutes

John Paul: Although they
competed against each other, - American Pain

John Paul: Although they competed against each other,

If you picked on one,
you picked on two. - American Pain

If you picked on one, you picked on two.

[ Chuckles ] - American Pain

They didn't understand
the twin thing, - American Pain

They didn't understand the twin thing,

So they really never
had to pay the price - American Pain

So they really never had to pay the price

Their father told them
the police were stupid, - American Pain

Their father told them the police were stupid,

I think they just thought they
were smarter than everybody else - American Pain

I think they just thought they were smarter than everybody e...

And when I confronted them,
I was like, - American Pain

And when I confronted them, I was like,

They'd put the steroids in,
like, VCR tapes. - American Pain

They'd put the steroids in, like, VCR tapes.

I would use some of them,
me and my brother - American Pain

I would use some of them, me and my brother

I had them shipped to a local
business in West Palm Beach, - American Pain

I had them shipped to a local business in West Palm Beach,

All the agents, you know,
came and arrested me. - American Pain

All the agents, you know, came and arrested me.

Haggerty:
It was his first felony offense. - American Pain

Haggerty: It was his first felony offense.

Chris got the jail
that let you out to go to work - American Pain

Chris got the jail that let you out to go to work

And he would come
to work for me at Majestic. - American Pain

And he would come to work for me at Majestic.

We were building 100 homes
at a time, - American Pain

We were building 100 homes at a time,

We put a lot of pride
into the business, - American Pain

We put a lot of pride into the business,

I took a job working
for Chris and Jeff's father - American Pain

I took a job working for Chris and Jeff's father

Mosh pits, - American Pain

Emerald City is just, you know,
your standard strip club. - American Pain

Emerald City is just, you know, your standard strip club.

Chris would show up
with his $500 in singles - American Pain

Chris would show up with his $500 in singles

Pavnick: I came to Florida
when I was about 19. - American Pain

Pavnick: I came to Florida when I was about 19.

He was big, he was handsome,
had an expensive car, - American Pain

He was big, he was handsome, had an expensive car,

We spent the night, and it was,
you know, ever since then. - American Pain

We spent the night, and it was, you know, ever since then.

[ All cheering ] - American Pain

[ All cheering ]

John Paul: We did a TV show,
"Extreme Home Makeover." - American Pain

John Paul: We did a TV show, "Extreme Home Makeover.&qu...

That was the height
of Majestic Homes. - American Pain

That was the height of Majestic Homes.

And then, of course, you had
2007 to 2008 -- a catastrophe. - American Pain

And then, of course, you had 2007 to 2008 -- a catastrophe.

I had no idea he was even a twin
till I saw his brother. - American Pain

I had no idea he was even a twin till I saw his brother.

South Beach Rejuvenation
was a -- basically, a front - American Pain

South Beach Rejuvenation was a -- basically, a front

It's telemedicine for steroids.
I was a patient. - American Pain

It's telemedicine for steroids. I was a patient.

You would get blood tests done - American Pain

You would get blood tests done

You would get a list
of pretty much - American Pain

You would get a list of pretty much

And two days later,
you got a box of rigs - American Pain

And two days later, you got a box of rigs

Jeff: I was looking to buy
competitors - American Pain

Jeff: I was looking to buy competitors

And Dr. Overstreet had
a good little setup in Miami. - American Pain

And Dr. Overstreet had a good little setup in Miami.

Dr. Overstreet, he's the one
who brought the pain clinics - American Pain

Dr. Overstreet, he's the one who brought the pain clini...

He told Jeff the big money
was at the pain clinics. - American Pain

He told Jeff the big money was at the pain clinics.

Anything to do with money
perks Chris and Jeff's interest. - American Pain

Anything to do with money perks Chris and Jeff's intere...

Dr. Overstreet absolutely just
wanted to make a quick buck. - American Pain

Dr. Overstreet absolutely just wanted to make a quick buck.

He was pretty much just content
doing what he did, - American Pain

He was pretty much just content doing what he did,

Chris: We decided
to become 50/50 partners - American Pain

Chris: We decided to become 50/50 partners

My brother and I were
equal partners, and we each had - American Pain

My brother and I were equal partners, and we each had

Nolan: We walked down to
the tax collector's office, - American Pain

Nolan: We walked down to the tax collector's office,

I thought it was gonna be
like a regular doctor's office, - American Pain

I thought it was gonna be like a regular doctor's offic...

Not a line all the way
down the street. - American Pain

Not a line all the way down the street.

Nolan: The very first day,
I was like, "Goddamn, man, - American Pain

Nolan: The very first day, I was like, "Goddamn, man,

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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