Stay Hungry (1976)
Overview
A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal. The property negotiations turn ugly, causing a brawl at the gym and a spectacle at a big bodybuilding meet, as Craig learns that it's not easy to turn your back on fair-weather friends.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $24,854,765.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 14.339 |
Directed By
Bob Rafelson
Crew
Harold Schneider
Charles Gaines
Bob Rafelson
Bob Rafelson
Bob Rafelson
Victor J. Kemper
Byron Berline
Bruce Langhorne
Charles Gaines
Bob Westmoreland
Don MacDougall
Richard Portman
Michael Galloway
Toby Carr Rafelson
Robert Gould
Fred Richter
Jack Brown
Marty Spiro
Dan Carlin Sr.
Louis Race
G. Tony Scarano
Jim Coe
Sam F. Shaw
Lou Noto
Paul Pascarella
Samuel C. Crutcher
John F. Link
George Lillie
Michael Haley
Barbara Evans
Nancy McArdle
Dianne Crittenden
Alan Hopkins
Barry Thomas
Robert C. Thomas
Ed Shanley
TOP 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
Mayf Nutter
Richard Packman
Ed Begley Jr.
Lester
John David Carson
Halsey
Joe Spinell
Jabo
Dennis Fimple
Bubba
Clifford A. Pellow
Walter Jr.
Garry Goodrow
Moe Zwick
Bart Carpinelli
Laverne
Bob Westmoreland
Fred Kroop
Brandy Wilde
Flower
Laura Hippe
Mae Ruth
John Gilgreen
Security Officer
Murray Johnson
Heavy #1
Dennis Burkley
Heavy #2
Autry Pinson
Heavy #3
Martin Hames
Bartender
Byron Berline
Fiddler with Mustache (uncredited)
Susan Bridges
Blonde Photographer at Contest (uncredited)
Samson Burke
Goliath (uncredited)
Roger Callard
Bodybuilder in Blue Shorts (uncredited)
Paul Chramer
Man on the Street (uncredited)
Franco Columbu
Franco Orsini (uncredited)
Ed Corney
Bodybuilder (uncredited)
Denny Gable
Bodybuilder (uncredited)
Sam Ingraffia
Ron Haber (uncredited)
Bob Rafelson
Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)
Robbie Robinson
Bodybuilder at Contest (uncredited)
Ken Waller
Doug Stewart (uncredited)
Jolene Wolff
Mrs. Clyde (uncredited)
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