Stay Hungry

About 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.

Stay Hungry (1976) is a comedy film directed by Bob Rafelson. Its themes are gym, bodybuilding, and sports.

Jeff Bridges takes the lead as Craig Blake, Sally Field as Mary Tate Farnsworth, Arnold Schwarzenegger as Joe Santo, and R.G. Armstrong as Thor Erickson. At 102 minutes long, it arrived in April 1976.

The screenplay is by Bob Rafelson and Charles Gaines. The story is adapted from a novel. American members can watch it on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

Ford v Ferrari, Unbroken, and Field of Dreams make useful companions to Stay Hungry. TMDB voters put it at 5.6 out of 10 across 92 votes and it carries a R rating.