Directed by
| George Butler | ||
| Robert Fiore | ||
Writing Credits
| Charles Gaines | ... | (book) and |
| George Butler | ... | (book) |
| George Butler | ... | (conception) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | Self | |
| Lou Ferrigno | ... | Self (as Louis Ferrigno) | |
| Matty Ferrigno | ... | Self | |
| Victoria Ferrigno | ... | Self | |
| Mike Katz | ... | Self | |
| Franco Columbu | ... | Self | |
| Ed Corney | ... | Self | |
| Ken Waller | ... | Self | |
| Serge Nubret | ... | Self | |
| Robbie Robinson | ... | Self (as Robin Robinson) | |
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Marianne Claire | ... | Self |
| Frank Zane | ... | Self | |
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David DuPree | ... | Self |
| Eddie Giuliani | ... | Self (as Eddie Juliani) | |
| Danny Padilla | ... | Self | |
| Denny Gable | ... | Self | |
| Roger Callard | ... | Self | |
| Paul Grant | ... | Self | |
| Bill Grant | ... | Self | |
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John Isaacs | ... | Self |
| Charles Gaines | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bud Cort | ... | Self (scenes deleted) | |
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Tony Nowak | ... | Big Tony |
| Dennis Tinerino | ... | Self | |
| Hank Cassai | ... | Hank (uncredited) | |
| Patrick Reynolds | ... | Self (uncredited) | |
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Jimmy Williams | ... | Physique Photographer at Mr. Olympia (uncredited) |
Produced by
| George Butler | ... | producer |
| Jerome Gary | ... | producer |
| Leonard Olsen | ... | associate producer |
| Dennis Sanders | ... | assistant producer |
| David Wyles | ... | associate producer (as J. David Wyles) |
Music by
| Michael Small | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Fiore | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Geof Bartz | ||
| Lawrence Silk | ... | (as Larry Silk) |
Production Management
| David Wyles | ... | production manager (as J. David Wyles) |
Sound Department
| Francis Daniel | ... | sound: New York, South Africa |
| Lee Dichter | ... | sound mixer |
| Harry Lapham | ... | sound |
| Hugh Little | ... | sound: North Branford, Connecticut |
| Robert Van Dyke | ... | sound transfer |
| Joan Weidman | ... | sound: Los Angeles |
Visual Effects by
| Alan G. Markowitz | ... | visual effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Joan Churchill | ... | camera operator: South Africa |
| Gerald Cotts | ... | camera operator: San Francisco, New York, South Africa (as Jerry Cotts) |
| Erik Daarstad | ... | camera operator: Los Angeles (as Eric Darstead) |
| Kenneth Fink | ... | camera assistant (as Ken Fink) |
| Kristin R. Glover | ... | first assistant camera (as Kristin Glover) |
| John Isaacs | ... | electrician |
| Kit Kalionzes | ... | camera assistant |
| John Karol | ... | camera operator: Holyoke, Mass. |
| Robert Leacock | ... | camera operator: New York, South Africa |
| Michael Lesser | ... | lighting director |
| James Signorelli | ... | camera operator: San Francisco (as Jim Signorelli) |
| Robby Wald | ... | camera operator: South Africa |
| Larry Wallace | ... | electrician |
| Bob Rose | ... | key grip: second unit (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Robin Chambers | ... | assistant editor |
| Jane Kurson | ... | assistant editor |
| Lawrence Mischel | ... | negative cutter (as Larry Mischel) |
| Dan Sandberg | ... | colorist |
| Howard Silver | ... | assistant editor |
Music Department
| Patti Austin | ... | singer: backup vocals |
| Ken Bichel | ... | musician: synthesizer (as Kenny Bichel) |
| Randy Brecker | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Charlie Brown | ... | musician: guitar |
| Vivian Cherry | ... | singer: backup vocals |
| Don Grolnick | ... | musician: keyboards |
| Lani Groves | ... | singer: backup vocals |
| Will Lee | ... | musician: bass |
| Tom Malone | ... | musician: trombone |
| Gary Muir | ... | musician: drums |
| Chris Parker | ... | musician: drums |
| Joe Shepley | ... | musician: trumpet |
| David Tofani | ... | musician: saxophone (as Dave Tofani) |
| John Tropea | ... | musician: guitar |
| Eric Weissberg | ... | musician: guitar |
| George Young | ... | musician: saxophone |
Additional Crew
| Peter Davis | ... | consultant |
| Charles Gaines | ... | consultant |
| Debbi Harding | ... | production assistant |
| Martin S. Moskof | ... | film titles |
| Tom Vinetz | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| Christy Barnes | ... | thanks |
| Bill Benenson | ... | thanks |
| Porter Bibb | ... | thanks |
| Helen Bransford | ... | thanks |
| Victoria Butler | ... | thanks |
| David Chard | ... | thanks |
| Oatsie Charles | ... | thanks |
| Bud Cort | ... | thanks |
| James Currie | ... | thanks |
| Patricia Gary | ... | thanks |
| Susan Gary | ... | thanks |
| Vicki Goldberg | ... | thanks: Whitney Museum of American Art |
| Dan Green | ... | thanks |
| Rusty Guinzburg | ... | thanks |
| Cindy Hay | ... | thanks |
| Denny Holmes | ... | thanks: Denny's Body Shoppe |
| Dan Howard | ... | thanks: Gold's Gym |
| Ed Jubenville | ... | thanks: Mountain Park |
| Annie Leibovitz | ... | thanks: Rolling Stone |
| Julie Levine | ... | thanks: R&J Health Club |
| Brian Lockwood | ... | thanks |
| Pat McBaine | ... | thanks |
| Charles McGettigan Jr. | ... | thanks |
| Teri McLuhan | ... | thanks |
| Tommy Minichiello | ... | thanks: Mid City Gym |
| Ann Morton | ... | thanks |
| Marion Park | ... | thanks |
| Reg Park | ... | thanks |
| Abe Peck | ... | thanks: Rolling Stone |
| Phillip Pillsbury | ... | thanks |
| Delfina Rattazzi | ... | thanks |
| Charles Roman | ... | thanks: Charles Atlas Ltd. |
| Adelle Romano | ... | thanks |
| Mary Rose | ... | thanks |
| Dan Sandburg | ... | thanks |
| Peter Schmidt | ... | thanks |
| Larry Shaw | ... | thanks |
| Ken Sprague | ... | thanks: Gold's Gym |
| Dennis Stallard | ... | thanks |
| Oscar State | ... | thanks |
| Jim Stingley | ... | thanks |
| Palmer Wald | ... | thanks: Whitney Museum of American Art |
| Ben Weider | ... | thanks: President, IBFF |
| Joe Weider | ... | thanks: Muscle Builder Power Magazine (as Joseph Weider) |
| Ellie Wyeth | ... | thanks |
| Christine Zane | ... | thanks |
| Robert Zarem | ... | thanks (as Bobby Zarem) |
| Lucinda Ziesing | ... | thanks (as Cindy Ziesing) |
