Stay Hungry (1976)

Director:

Bob Rafelson

Writers:

Charles Gaines (novel)
Charles Gaines (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:

Body Building | Sex On Stairs | Girl Stripped Down To Panties | Competition | Yellow Dress

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	...	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	...	Trainer
Bart Carpinelli	...	Contestant
Bob Westmoreland	...	Banker
Brandy Wilde	...	Girl #1
Laura Hippe	...	Girl #2
John Gilgreen	...	Security officer
Murray Johnson	...	Heavy #1
Dennis Burkley	...	Heavy #2
Autry Pinson	...	Heavy #3
Martin Hames	...	Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roger Callard	...	Himself (uncredited)
Franco Columbu	...	Franco Orsini (uncredited)

Directed by
Bob Rafelson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Charles Gaines		novel
Charles Gaines		screenplay
Bob Rafelson		writer

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 Allan Hopkins)
Louis Race	....	trainee assistant director

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
Daniel Allan Carlin	....	music editor (as Dan Carlin)
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 supervisor (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) (original airing)
• United Artists (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Company:

Outov Productions

Trivia:

Arnold Schwarzenegger won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture", even though his debut was in Hercules in New York (1970).

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:

Featured in The 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1977) (TV)

Sally Field awfully cute

A somewhat slow-moving film. But that's okay. Jeff bridges played a lot of these quirky characters in the Seventies, and this is a good example. His character (Craig Blake) has little family, but comes into a sort of surrogate one. Arnold Schwarzenegger begins his acting career in this one, and does OK. There is little indication that he would become a huge action star. (or governor) He plays a body-builder (surprise!). This was kind of below the radar screen in those days, so it was an odd subject. Sally Field was so young and cute here, especially since she showed off that nice round bottom. Yes, we really liked you, Sally! Overall, this one is worth a rental, or catching on cable. Grade: C