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In Bob Rafelson's STAY HUNGRY, trust fund baby Craig Blake (Jeff Bridges) gets some lessons in life when he falls in love with a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Eschewing the dull path carved ...( read more  read more... )out for him by his wealthy southern family, the easy-going Craig teams up with an ambitious real estate developer in Birmingham, Alabama. In an attempt to wrest a piece of property away from its owner, Craig poses as a member of a seedy gym. But this rich boy soon finds himself taking a genuine fancy to the colorful collection of characters he meets there--in particular, bodybuilder Joe Santo (Arnold Schwarzenegger, in his first major screen role), who is training for the Mr. Universe title, and spunky blue-collar babe Mary Tate (Sally Field), the gym's receptionist. The film, based on the novel by Charles Gaines, is lighthearted, unlike Rafelson's austere earlier classics (FIVE EASY PIECES and KING OF MARVIN GARDENS) but deals with many of the same themes, such as dysfunctional families, restlessness, and rebellion.

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Directed by: Bob Rafelson

Release Date: April 23, 1976

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DVD Release Date: May 18, 2004

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  • August 11, 2009
    the terminator the dude and freddy made a movie. kind of dated id say but relatively watchable.
  • October 30, 2008
    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.
  • June 3, 2008
    i don't know if i really want to see this... i won't be making a special trip to see it but if i happen to come across it then i might consider it...who knows...
  • May 29, 2008
    Pretty bad movie, but it's fun to see young Jeff bridges, Sally Field, Schwarz and Robert Englund!
  • January 14, 2008
    One of those movies whose only redeeming quality is that it is great for helping you play "Six Degrees of Separation with Kevin Bacon" Name one movie that pairs Jeff Bridges and Sally Field with The Governator and Robert "Freddy Krueger" Englund?
  • October 7, 2007
    Very good friendly comedy-drama between Jeff Bridges, Sally Field and Arnold Schwarzenegger in a small gym and it looked like they were having a good time. Bridges is the best, Field is a revelation and Schwarzenegger radiates assurance and appeal in this upbeat film.
  • July 22, 2007
    Saw this film yeeeeears ago late at night.......wasn't that memorable, 'cos it wasn't that good
  • March 9, 2007
    downtown auckland is where i saw this movie

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