| Stay Hungry | | Cast : | Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger | | Director : | Bob Rafelson | | Studio : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | | Format : | Color | | Released Date : | April 23, 1976 | | DVD Released Date : | May 18, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | February 06, 2005 | | Summary | Deceptive Marketing of Film | Content
 | If you were to take the packaging of "Stay Hungry" at face value you would think that the film is primarily a body-building film and that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the film's star. Nothing could be further from the truth. The film's main focus is about a recently orphaned rich kid(Jeff Bridges)from Birmingham,Alabama who along with his business partners is trying to buy a gym so they can tear it down and build apartments. These plans fall along the wayside when he falls for the gym's cute gymnast(Sally Field) and developes a friendship with the champion bodybuider(Schwarzenegger).This film takes a while to warm to because of it's unique rhythms. Bridges' character isn't an easy one to warm to because he seems a little self-absorbed and impulsive. That said, credit director Bob Rafelson for taking difficult material and making it interesting. As for Arnold's performance, he's very charismatic and has little trouble tackling the dramatic elements required of him. It's a wonder he didn't attempt more challenging roles in his career as opposed to the action parts that he churned out. Plus, he plays a mean fiddle. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 11, 2004 | | Summary | You can't grow without burning | Content
| To begin, I'm a life-long bodybuilder and Arnold Schwarzenegger fan, so, although he's strictly a co-star in this, I'm obviously biased. That being said, however, I absolutely LOVE this movie all around! One of my favorite parts is the way some of the very best advice I've ever heard on friendships and relationships in general is dispensed throughout the film at times you didn't even realize you were learning something. Examples: Joe Santo (Arnold) is putting Craig Blake (Jeff) through a workout and advising him, "You can't grow without burning!", and we come to realize just how profound that was when Joe repeats those words as the two dispute just why Mary Tate Farnsworth (Sally Field) left Joe for Craig. Also, there's Craig's uncle Albert, whose voice is heard previously at times reading letters to Craig, telling him, "It doesn't matter what you do, as long as you do something, and do it unsparingly.". Again, awesome movie. I've worn out two videos of it thusfar, having watched it so many times. Time to get ANOTHER one... |
| Rating | | | Date | December 31, 2003 | | Summary | If you grew up in Birmingham | Content
| If you grew up in Birmingham, specifically Mountain Brook, in the 50s to the early 70's, this movie is a hoot. Look closely and you can see all of the people you know in the characters of the movie. The characters are based on real people, making the movie far more entertaining for those who have been there. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 16, 2003 | | Summary | Not a bad movie | Content
| If you are looking for a great script exhibiting the artistic acting skills of Jeff Bridges and Sally Field...forget it! If you are expecting a Arnold in a Collateral Damage or Terminator type role---again forget it. This movie was made in the mid 1970's. It really doesn't do much for bodybuilding but it did launch Arnold to stardom. You also get to see the beautiful Sally Field and the distinquished Jeff Bridges, the real stars of this movie. If you are a Arnold fan, you may be dissapointed. Seeing Arnold play a fiddle is interesting. Stay Hungry worth 4 stars. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 24, 2003 | | Summary | Introducing Ar-nold!!! | Content
| This movie is largely what brought the great Arnold S. to prominence as a actor. Arnold even won a Golden Globe award for his performance!Stay Hungry is somewhat of a quirky movie. Seeing Arnold play a fiddle, the beautiful Sally Fields who gets raped in this movie (yeah the Flying Nun) and excellent acting and athletic skills by Jeff Bridges (dodging barbells, dumbells and iron plates by a madman) makes Stay Hungry a enjoyable and rewarding movie to watch. |
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