Criminal Adaptations

What do you get when you mix Michael Bay, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, and Anthony Mackie? 2013’s blockbuster film Pain & Gain . This story has it all: body builders, kidnapping, torture, fraud, and murder. This case was so complex, we had to split it into two episodes. In Part I, Remi will tell you all about the film. Part II will tackle the true story behind Michael Bay’s Pain &...

What do you get when you mix Michael Bay, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, and Anthony Mackie? 2013’s blockbuster film Pain & Gain . This story has it all: body builders, kidnapping, torture, fraud, and murder. This case was so complex, we had to split it into two episodes. In Part I, Remi will tell you all about the film. Part II will tackle the true story behind Michael Bay’s Pain &...

Welcome to Criminal Adaptations, the show where we take a look at some of your favorite movies and the true crime stories that inspired them. Join our hosts Remi, who has over a decade of experience working in the film and television industry, and Ashley, a clinical psychologist and forensic evaluator in the state of Oregon, as they compare some of Hollywood’s most notorious films to the real-life...