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Stay Hungry|Jeff Bridges

Stay Hungry

Jeff Bridges and Sally Field
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Overview

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 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.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Bob Rafelson - Director
Jeff Bridges
R.G. Armstrong
Sally Field
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Robert Englund
Helena Kallianiotes
Roger E. Mosley
Woodrow Parfrey
Richard Gilliland
Scatman Crothers

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Run Time: 102
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 887090137010
  • Genre: COMEDIES
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Release Date: October 2017

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
A wealthy young man falls in love with a girl from a working class background who already has a body builder boyfriend.

Reviews:
"[A]nother of Bridges' many cult movies....[With] Arnold Schwarzenegger as a muscleman in his first major acting role..." - 05/21/2004 USA Today, p.6E


"[T]he film's idiosyncrasies prove oddly endearing." - 09/01/2005 Sight and Sound, p.91

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