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Title: Pumping Iron (1977)
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | Himself | |
| Lou Ferrigno | ... | Himself (as Louis Ferrigno) | |
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Matty Ferrigno | ... | Himself |
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Victoria Ferrigno | ... | Herself |
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Mike Katz | ... | Himself |
| Franco Columbu | ... | Himself | |
| Ed Corney | ... | Himself | |
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Ken Waller | ... | Himself |
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Serge Nubret | ... | Himself |
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Robbie Robinson | ... | Himself (as Robin Robinson) |
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Marianne Claire | ... | Herself |
| Frank Zane | ... | Himself | |
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David DuPree | ... | Himself |
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Eddie Giuliani | ... | Himself (as Eddie Juliani) |
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Danny Padilla | ... | Himself |
From Gold's Gym in Venice Beach California to the showdown in Pretoria, amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for the 1975 Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe contests in this part-scripted, part-documentary film. Five-time champion Arnold Schwarzenegger defends his Mr. Olympia title against Serge Nubret and the shy young deaf Lou Ferrigno, whose father is his coach; the ruthless champ psyches out the young lion. Sardinian Franco Columbu competes in the lightweight class; at home in Italy he solves a tight parking problem by lifting the car into place. Joe Weider is the marketer; Mike Katz and Ken Waller go for the title of Mr. Universe. Bodybuilding and a celebrity-to-be go mainstream. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Taking a nostalgic trip down memory lane, Pumping Iron brings a smile to ones face even if you can't understand Schwarzenegger with his thick Austrian accent.
Pumping Iron looks at the world of body building as a competitive sport, an art, a science, and a religion. Despite his modern day success as an actor. Arnold shows us what he was truly about, a man who hungered to win, and win at what ever lengths it took.
Unlike the unrealistic looking body builders of nowadays, these grandfathers of bodybuilding show us just what real muscle men are about. The rivalry, the pranks back stage at tournaments, the reverse psychology and the rumours they would spread to throw their fellow competitors into disarray.
There was scepticism as to whether most of the content of this movie was scripted or performed ad-lib. One get the impression it's a bit of both especially when you see a very young Lou Ferrigno throw a tantrum infront of his father Matty and telling him he's "gonna beat'im" (Arnold that is) to become the next Mr. Olympia.
Overall, it's one film to watch as a motivator, study guide to understand the psyche of iron pumpers and to note how Joe Weider marketed talents such as Arnold, Lou Ferrigno and Franco Columbu, immortalising them into the world of body building. 6.8/10