Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 23, 1976

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.

Stay Hungry

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 23, 1976

Stay Hungry
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers United Artists, Outov Productions
Original title Stay Hungry
Directors Alan Hopkins, Louis Race, Bob Rafelson, Michael Haley
Writers Charles Gaines, Bob Rafelson

Cast

Jeff Bridges

as Craig Blake

Sally Field

as Mary Tate Farnsworth

Arnold Schwarzenegger

as Joe Santo

R.G. Armstrong

as Thor Erickson

Robert Englund

as Franklin

Roger E. Mosley

as Newton

Woodrow Parfrey

as Uncle Albert

Scatman Crothers

as William

Kathleen Miller

as Dorothy Stephens

Fannie Flagg

as Amy

Mayf Nutter

as Richard Packman

Ed Begley Jr.

as Lester

John David Carson

as Halsey

Joe Spinell

as Jabo

Dennis Fimple

as Bubba

Clifford A. Pellow

as Walter Jr.

Garry Goodrow

as Moe Zwick

Bart Carpinelli

as Laverne

Bob Westmoreland

as Fred Kroop

Brandy Wilde

as Flower

Laura Hippe

as Mae Ruth

John Gilgreen

as Security Officer

Murray Johnson

as Heavy #1

Dennis Burkley

as Heavy #2

Autry Pinson

as Heavy #3

Martin Hames

as Bartender

Byron Berline

as Fiddler with Mustache (uncredited)

Susan Bridges

as Blonde Photographer at Contest (uncredited)

Samson Burke

as Goliath (uncredited)

Roger Callard

as Bodybuilder in Blue Shorts (uncredited)

Paul Chramer

as Man on the Street (uncredited)

Franco Columbu

as Franco Orsini (uncredited)

Ed Corney

as Bodybuilder (uncredited)

Denny Gable

as Bodybuilder (uncredited)

Sam Ingraffia

as Ron Haber (uncredited)

Bob Rafelson

as Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)

Robbie Robinson

as Bodybuilder at Contest (uncredited)

Ken Waller

as Doug Stewart (uncredited)

Jolene Wolff

as Mrs. Clyde (uncredited)