Stay Hungry (1976)

Director:

Bob Rafelson

Writers:

Charles Gaines (screenplay) and
Bob Rafelson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

23 April 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

If you've got an appetite for life:

Plot:

A syndicate wants to buy a whole district to rebuild it. They've bought every house except the small gym "Olympic"...

Plot Keywords:

Competition | Body Building | Lifting Someone Into The Air | Topless Female Nudity | Gymnasium

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Jeff Bridges	...	Craig Blake
Sally Field	...	Mary Tate Farnsworth
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Joe Santo
R.G. Armstrong	...	Thor Erickson
Robert Englund	...	Franklin
Helena Kallianiotes	...	Anita
Roger E. Mosley	...	Newton
Woodrow Parfrey	...	Uncle Albert
Scatman Crothers	...	William
Kathleen Miller	...	Dorothy Stephens
Fannie Flagg	...	Amy
Joanna Cassidy	...	Zoe
Richard Gilliland	...	Hal
Mayf Nutter	...	Richard Packman
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Lester
John David Carson	...	Halsey
Joe Spinell	...	Jabo
Clifford A. Pellow	...	Walter Jr. (as Cliff Pellow)
Dennis Fimple	...	Bubba
Garry Goodrow	...	Moe Zwick
Bart Carpinelli	...	Laverne
Bob Westmoreland	...	Fred Kroop
Brandy Wilde	...	Flower
Laura Hippe	...	Mae Ruth
John Gilgreen	...	Security Officer
Murray Johnson	...	Heavy #1
Dennis Burkley	...	Heavy #2
Autry Pinson	...	Heavy #3
Martin Hames	...	Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Byron Berline	...	Fiddler with Mustache (uncredited)
Susan Bridges	...	Blonde Photographer at Contest (uncredited)
Roger Callard	...	Bodybuilder in Blue Shorts (uncredited)
Franco Columbu	...	Franco Orsini (uncredited)
Ed Corney	...	Bodybuilder (uncredited)
Bob Rafelson	...	Man on Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)
Robbie Robinson	...	Bodybuilder at Contest (uncredited)
Ken Waller	...	Doug Stewart (uncredited)
Jolene Wolff	...	Mrs. Clyde (uncredited)

Directed by
Bob Rafelson

Writing credits
Charles Gaines		(screenplay) and
Bob Rafelson		(screenplay)
Charles Gaines		(novel)

Produced by
Bob Rafelson	....	producer
Harold Schneider	....	producer

Original Music by
Byron Berline
Bruce Langhorne

Cinematography by
Victor J. Kemper		(director of photography) (as Victor Kemper)

Film Editing by
John F. Link		(as John F. Link II)

Casting by
Dianne Crittenden		(as Diane Crittenden)

Production Design by
Toby Carr Rafelson

Set Decoration by
Robert Gould		(as Bob Gould)

Makeup Department
Bob Westmoreland	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Haley	....	assistant director
Alan Hopkins	....	second assistant director (as Jay Allen Hopkins)
Louis Race	....	assistant director trainee

Art Department
George Lillie	....	scenic artist
Paul Pascarella	....	graphic artist
Ed Shanley	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Richard Portman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sam F. Shaw	....	sound effects (as Sam Shaw)
Barry Thomas	....	sound mixer
Samuel C. Crutcher	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Lou Noto	....	assistant camera (as Louis Noto)
Fred Richter	....	key grip
Robert C. Thomas	....	camera operator (as Bob Thomas)
Jack Brown	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Evans	....	location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy McArdle	....	wardrobe (as Nancy McCardle)
G. Tony Scarano	....	costume supervisor (as Tony Scarano)

Editorial Department
Marty Spiro	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Dan Carlin Sr.	....	music editor (as Dan Carlin)
Natalie Mucyn	....	assistant to composer
L. Loren Newkirk	....	assistant to composer
L. Loren Newkirk	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Other crew
Coulter Adams	....	assistant to director
Kent Remington	....	assistant to director
Ann Tait	....	production coordinator
Julia Tucker	....	script continuity (as Judy Tucker)
Jolene Wolff	....	secretary to the director
Kenneth Mancebo	....	studio representative (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Outov Productions

Distributors

• United Artists (1976) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1979) (USA) (TV)
• United Artists (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• CBS / Fox Video (1984) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (1988) (Greece) (VHS)

Other Companies

• International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB)  grateful appreciation to (as The International Federation of Body Builders)
• Panavision  cameras (as Panavision®)
• People of Birmingham, Alabama, The  grateful appreciation to
• Samuel Goldwyn Studios  re-recording
• TVC Laboratories  dailies (as T.V.C.)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 (video re-rating) (2005) | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:R | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Australia:M | Germany:12 (re-rating) (2010) | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Company:

Outov Productions

Trivia:

The music playing during the intro of the bodybuilding competition is from Exodus (1960).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Franklin discovers the first burglar on a ladder inside the gym, he knocks over the ladder (with the burglar still on it ). The ladder and burglar crash through a wooden gate and hit the floor, you can see the burglar bounce twice. It is obvious there was a mattress to cushion the fall.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)

Soundtrack:

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Surprisingly good mixture of Comedy and Drama made watchable and entertaining for good hearted performances in this film.

A rich young man by the name of Craig Blake (Jeff Bridges), who feels like a guest in his own life and his home after the loss of his parents. He's surrounded by wealthy bores and seductive socialites. Craig decides to do something different in his future, a business deal with some low-life real estate developers. But when he's asked to buy a small Olympic Spa Gym as a part of the deal. Craig finds himself in a world, which he thought it never existed. Craig meets a perky gymnast (Oscar-Winner:Sally Field) and a fiddle-playing, philosophizing Mr. Universe hopeful (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Craig meets these new people that become a part of his life. Craig's new life will be never the way as he expected with his new found friends.

Directed by Bob Rafelson (Black Widow, Blood and Wine, Five Easy Pieces) made an dramatic comedy with happy performances by Bridges, Field and Schwarzenegger make it worthwhile. The film's has good supporting cast like R.G. Armstrong, Robert Englund, Scatman Crothers, Joanna Cassidy and more. This is an extremely underrated comedy. This film has a eccentric mixture of comedy and drama. This film has many fine scenes. This film is based on a novel by Charles Gaines, which he co-wrote the screenplay with the director. If you are a fan of the filmmakers or the stars of this film. You will find this film certainly enjoyable. This is a quirky, funny and a breath of fresh air. Don't miss this 1970's classic. (****/*****).