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7.1/10   3,650 votes
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Writers:
Charles Gaines (book) and
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Contact:
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Release Date:
13 December 1986 (Japan) more
Genre:
Documentary | Sport more
Plot:
From Gold's Gym in Venice Beach California to the showdown in Pretoria, amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for the 1975 Mr... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
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User Comments:
In a word... Intriguing more (38 total)

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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Additional Details

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Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:12 | New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
California Hall, San Francisco, California, USA more
Company:
Rollie Robinson more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
More than 100 hours of footage was filmed. It eventually had to be edited down to 85 minutes however on the 25th anniversary DVD more footage was shown. more
Quotes:
Arnold Schwarzenegger: I was always dreaming about very powerful people, dictators and things like that. I was just always impressed by people who could be remembered for hundreds of years, or even, like Jesus, be for thousands of years remembered. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in American Nightmare (1983) more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
In a word... Intriguing, 29 June 2003
Author: Christian Edinger from Islev, Greater Copenhagen, Denmark

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

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