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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1976 DVD Release: 05/18/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Comedy Drama, Americana, Romantic Comedy, Sports Drama

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 Schwarzenegger), a world-class body builder from Austria who sometimes works out in a superhero costume and likes to play bluegrass fiddle to relax. Craig also makes the acquaintance of Mary Tate Farnsworth (Sally Field), a feisty gal who hangs out with Joe. Mary Tate finds Craig attractive, but she isn't sure he's being all that sincere, and she wonders why a wealthy real estate man is hanging out with a bunch of low-rent gym rats. Stay Hungry was a critical comeback for director Bob Rafelson and kick-started the careers of both Sally Field and Arnold Schwarzenegger in their first major film roles (unless you count Arnold's misbegotten appearance as "Arnold Strong" in Hercules In New York). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Jeff Bridges - Craig Blake
Sally Field - Mary Tate Farnsworth
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Joe Santo
R.G. Armstrong - Thor Erickson
Robert Englund - Franklin

After director Bob Rafelson disbanded the production company through which he made his masterpieces Five Easy Pieces and The King of Marvin Gardens he spent a few years figuring out his next film project. When he read the novel -Stay Hungry and spent some time researching the world of professional bodybuilders with then Mr. Universe Arnold Schwarzenegger, he fashioned a very low-key comedy. The little-seen film debuts on DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, as well as a standard full-frame transfer. The film has never looked better on home video than it does in the widescreen image. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are acccessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Rafelson, and stars Jeff Bridges and Sally Field. Each claims that this is the first commentary he or she has ever recorded. Rafelson is full of details about how the project came together, and all three discuss how hard Schwarzenegger worked on this movie -- his first Hollywood film. A video introduction by Rafelson and the movie's original theatrical trailer round out this solid presentation from MGM/UA that comes highly recommended to any fan of American films from the '70s. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide