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13 December 1986 (Japan)
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From Gold's Gym in Venice Beach California to the showdown in Pretoria, amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for the 1975 Mr...
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Austrian Death Machine post a preview of Double Brutal
(From Fangoria. 1 September 2009, 11:06 AM, PDT)
Rob Zombie takes the EW Pop Culture Personality Test (with bonus 'El Superbeasto' clip!)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 27 August 2009, 9:07 AM, PDT)
(From Fangoria. 1 September 2009, 11:06 AM, PDT)
Rob Zombie takes the EW Pop Culture Personality Test (with bonus 'El Superbeasto' clip!)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 27 August 2009, 9:07 AM, PDT)
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In a word... Intriguing
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | Himself | |
| Lou Ferrigno | ... | Himself (as Louis Ferrigno) | |
| Matty Ferrigno | ... | Himself | |
| Victoria Ferrigno | ... | Herself | |
| Mike Katz | ... | Himself | |
| Franco Columbu | ... | Himself | |
| Ed Corney | ... | Himself | |
| Ken Waller | ... | Himself | |
| Serge Nubret | ... | Himself | |
| Robbie Robinson | ... | Himself (as Robin Robinson) | |
| Marianne Claire | ... | Herself | |
| Frank Zane | ... | Himself | |
| David DuPree | ... | Himself | |
| Eddie Juliani | ... | Himself | |
| Danny Padilla | ... | Himself |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted that he had made up several stories in the movie for attention because the producers told him that without drama it would be boring. One of stories made up was the fact that he did not attend his father's funeral because of a body building competition that was going to happen in a couple of months. Arnold did actually attend his father's funeral and spoke to him shortly before he passed.
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Interviewer:
Do you visualize yourself as a living sculpture?
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Yes, definitely. Good bodybuilders have the same mind when it comes to sculpting, than a sculptor has.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger: Yes, definitely. Good bodybuilders have the same mind when it comes to sculpting, than a sculptor has.
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Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#26.9)" (2009)
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Liking Arnold or not linking Arnold, liking bodybuilding or not liking bodybuilding, this seventies documentary is an interesting study of the discipline, willpower and guts it takes to succeed in a (let's be honest) rather extreme sport. The film shows the athletes as real people, not merely as empty shells of testosterone. And while some of the views expressed in the film are quite humorous, others are (surprisingly?) balanced and deep-felt.
Nice documentary. IMDb rating: 8/10