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\n\tIn director Sam McConnell\u2019s new feature \u201cTest,\u201d Brock Yurich stars as Eddie, a competitive bodybuilder who suddenly finds himself attracted to his new coach (Mike Edward).<\/p>\n
\n\tIn an exclusive first look at the film\u2019s first teaser trailer, Eddie is seen pumping, primping and posing on the bodybuilder circuit. But there\u2019s a much darker side to the showmanship that arises in this story, one that includes performance enhancing drugs, substance abuse and violence.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cGod doesn\u2019t want this for you,\u201d Tammy Blanchard, who plays his ultra-religious mother and manager, is heard yelling as Eddie storms out of the house.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn another moment, Blanchard is seen bending over a bathtub, crying into the phone, \u201cMy son, he needs an ambulance.\u201d An old girlfriend of Eddie\u2019s (Paloma Garcia-Lee) comes across Eddie and Mike being affectionate with each other when they think no one is watching.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cGlee\u201d star Matthew Morrison plays a local pastor.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cConvinced that his only path forward is through perfecting the body God gave him, Eddie pursues bodybuilding with an obsessive devotion that ultimately forces him to confront questions of identity, masculinity and faith,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cI\u2019ve always been fascinated by bodybuilding and the specific culture surrounding it. We designed \u2018Test\u2019 to feel like an authentic peek behind the curtain. I found the character of Eddie to be so compelling \u2014 he is on a mission to perfect his exterior at the same time his interior is crumbling around him.\u201d<\/p>\n