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Stay Hungry (1976)

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In this offbeat comedy, Jeff Bridges plays Craig Blake, a rich kid who works with a group of hard-living Southern real-estate men led by Jabo (Joe Spinell), who are buying up a business district in Birmingham, Alabama in order to clear the space and put in a new project. Craig is supposed to work out a deal to buy the Olympic Spa, a gym popular with local weight-lifters, but after spending some time at the club, Craig finds himself fascinated with the people there, especially Joe Santo (Arnold

R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Bob Rafelson

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1976 Wide

On DVD: May 18, 2004

MGM

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
Craig's Uncle
Scatman Crothers
Butler
Kathleen Miller
Dorothy Stephens
Fannie Flagg
Amy Walterson
Joanna Cassidy
Joe Mason
Richard Gilliland
Hal Foss
Ed Begley Jr
Lester
John David Carson
Halsey
Dennis Fimple
Bubba
Mayf Nutter
Packman
Roger Callard
Himself
Clifford A. Pellow
Walter Jr.
Joe Spinell
Jabo
Laura Hippe
Sally Fields

Critic Reviews for Stay Hungry

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...if nothing else, the film is worth checking out for the sight of Arnold Schwarzenegger playing a fiddle.

June 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

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dated and ultimately a bit baffling

May 15, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

A Bob Rafelson film about a young antihero struggling to make sense out of his life and find a new direction for it

January 18, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

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Originally wanted to see this movie just to see Sally Field naked, but I like most Jeff Bridges and Schwarzenegger movies too. I thought it was alright. It kept me interested the whole way through moreso than I would've thought, and Sally Field was just plain hot when she was my age...still is for her age. It was a lot

October 9, 2009

Jason Owens

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Good performances by Jeff and Sally and Arnold is okay, his role doesn't really require much from him. Not a great film but an okay way to spend a couple of hours.

October 30, 2008