Stay Hungry
“If you've got an appetite for life…”
Synopsis
A dishonest businessman enlists the help of wealthy idler Craig Blake to purchase a gym in Alabama, which is slated for demolition as part of a development project. However, after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym employee Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig begins to have second thoughts about the arrangement. As tensions rise over the property negotiations, things escalate into a brawl at the gym and a public incident at a major bodybuilding competition, as Craig uncovers the truth behind the deal.
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A crew of 49+ credited
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Edited by John F LinkShot by Victor J KemperScored by Byron BerlineDesigned by Toby Carr Rafelson
Box Office
1976 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$24.9M
Also known as
- Mister Universumde
- Mr. Universumde
- Il gigante della stradait
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Cast & Crew
49 unique people credited
Top billed 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
Helena Kallianiotes
as Anita
Roger E Mosley
as Newton
Woodrow Parfrey
as Uncle Albert
Scatman Crothers
as William
Kathleen Miller
as Dorothy Stephens
Fannie Flagg
as Amy
Joanna Cassidy
as Zoe
Supporting cast
30Richard Gilliland
as Hal
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)
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