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Feature film — 1976

Stay Hungry (1976)

5.61h 42mComedy — Drama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 93 votes.

United Artists / Outov Productions

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Director: Bob Rafelson

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Cast & crew

Jeff Bridges as Craig Blake

Jeff Bridges

Craig Blake

Sally Field as Mary Tate Farnsworth

Sally Field

Mary Tate Farnsworth

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Joe Santo

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Joe Santo

R.G. Armstrong as Thor Erickson

R.G. Armstrong

Thor Erickson

Robert Englund as Franklin

Robert Englund

Franklin

Helena Kallianiotes as Anita

Helena Kallianiotes

Anita

Roger E. Mosley as Newton

Roger E. Mosley

Newton

Woodrow Parfrey as Uncle Albert

Woodrow Parfrey

Uncle Albert

Scatman Crothers as William

Scatman Crothers

William

Kathleen Miller as Dorothy Stephens

Kathleen Miller

Dorothy Stephens

Fannie Flagg as Amy

Fannie Flagg

Amy

Joanna Cassidy as Zoe

Joanna Cassidy

Zoe

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