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Enhanced

2019 · 97 min

A measured, tense documentary that follows an obsessive bodybuilder's legal battles, mixing absurdity and cynicism with a critical look at extreme self-optimization.

Directed by
Vlad Yudin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Cane Bishop, Daniel Carruthers, Trevor Cyprus
Tagline
Who is Tony Huge?
Overview
How far are you willing to go to enhance your body and your life? Testing a diverse cocktail of illegal performance enhancing drugs throughout his life - bodybuilder an entrepreneur Tony Hughes, also known as Dr. Tony Huge, aims to prove that steroids are the next logical step to further human evolution. Chronicling a civil and criminal case against his controversial supplement company Enhanced Athlete, Enhanced is a documentary that explores the immense psychological depths of a man who believes that the government has a conspiracy against him and other like-minded individuals. Individuals who are fighting to prove that steroids are not only healthy, but essential if used correctly, and should be legal in the United States to improve our quality of life.

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Directed by
Vlad Yudin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Cane Bishop, Daniel Carruthers, Trevor Cyprus
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • conspiracy
  • identity
  • crime
  • ambition
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
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Directed by
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Starring
Cane Bishop, Daniel Carruthers, Trevor Cyprus, Richard Grey, Anthony Hughes, Cali Jones, Vivian Jones, Thomas O'Connor
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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