Killian Maddox is consumed by his dream of becoming a world famous bodybuilder and one day gracing the cover of fitness magazines. He lives a lonely, regimented life, and his relentless drive for perfection only pushes him deeper towards self destruction, but beneath his tenacious pursuit of superstardom lies a desperate, aching need for human connection. As he battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons, MAGAZINE DREAMS explores the lengths one man will go in his haunting quest for recognition in a world that often overlooks him.
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00:00You have to do something big and important, or nobody will remember you when you're dead.
00:21Side chest.
00:2221 and 7 switch.
00:23I want to be Mr. Olympia one day.
00:31I've been training for this every moment of my entire life.
00:33Like my deltoids, judges always say they're too small, but they're liars.
00:40Everyone's a liar.
00:42It is important that you find people that you can make an emotional bond with.
00:53I'm asking you nicely and in a calm voice.
00:56If you're not 100%, you will never be successful.
01:02Nobody knows who you are.
01:03Nobody.
01:04Well, you've got to commit all energy and focus to being the greatest bodybuilder on
01:09the entire planet.
01:11That's what separates one from being a champion, one from not being a champion.
01:15Hey guys, Julian Maddox is here.
01:23Current, eyepiece, no!
01:26The world ain't fair.
01:31It ain't supposed to be fair.
01:39It's how it works.
01:42How are you doing, Julian?
01:45When I close my eyes and dream, they're gonna put a picture of me on the cover of the magazine.
01:53And the entire world will know my name.
02:09I'm Julian Maddox.
02:10I'm a bodybuilder.