So-called 'special agent' infiltrates into the gym, which is targeted by a dirty business fraud.
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Jeff Bridges | ... |
Craig Blake
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Sally Field | ... |
Mary Tate Farnsworth
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Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... |
Joe Santo
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R.G. Armstrong | ... |
Thor Erickson
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Robert Englund | ... |
Franklin
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Helena Kallianiotes | ... |
Anita
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Roger E. Mosley | ... |
Newton
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Woodrow Parfrey | ... |
Uncle Albert
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Scatman Crothers | ... |
William
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Kathleen Miller | ... |
Dorothy Stephens
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Fannie Flagg | ... |
Amy
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Joanna Cassidy | ... |
Zoe
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Richard Gilliland | ... |
Hal
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Mayf Nutter | ... |
Richard Packman
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Ed Begley Jr. | ... |
Lester
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John David Carson | ... |
Halsey
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Joe Spinell | ... |
Jabo
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Clifford A. Pellow | ... |
Walter Jr.
(as Cliff Pellow)
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Dennis Fimple | ... |
Bubba
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Garry Goodrow | ... |
Moe Zwick
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Bart Carpinelli | ... |
Laverne
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Bob Westmoreland | ... |
Fred Kroop
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Brandy Wilde | ... |
Flower
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Laura Hippe | ... |
Mae Ruth
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John Gilgreen | ... |
Security Officer
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Murray Johnson | ... |
Heavy #1
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Dennis Burkley | ... |
Heavy #2
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Autry Pinson | ... |
Heavy #3
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Martin Hames | ... |
Bartender
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Byron Berline | ... |
Fiddler with Mustache (uncredited)
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Susan Bridges | ... |
Blonde Photographer at Contest (uncredited)
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Samson Burke | ... |
Goliath (a member of the David & Goliath team with Fred Randall) (uncredited)
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Roger Callard | ... |
Bodybuilder in Blue Shorts (uncredited)
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Paul Chramer | ... |
Man in street (uncredited)
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Franco Columbu | ... |
Franco Orsini (uncredited)
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Ed Corney | ... |
Bodybuilder (uncredited)
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Denny Gable | ... |
Bodybuilder (uncredited)
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Gary D. Hannah | ... |
Body Builder(Gold Shorts) (uncredited)
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Sam Ingraffia | ... |
Ron Haber (uncredited)
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Bob Rafelson | ... |
Man on Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)
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Robbie Robinson | ... |
Bodybuilder at Contest (uncredited)
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Ken Waller | ... |
Doug Stewart (uncredited)
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Jolene Wolff | ... |
Mrs. Clyde (uncredited)
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Directed by
Bob Rafelson |
Written by
Charles Gaines | ... | (screenplay) and |
Bob Rafelson | ... | (screenplay) |
Charles Gaines | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
Bob Rafelson | ... | producer |
Harold Schneider | ... | producer |
Music by
Byron Berline | ||
Bruce Langhorne |
Cinematography by
Victor J. Kemper | ... | director of photography (as Victor Kemper) |
Editing by
John F. Link | ... | (as John F. Link II) |
Editorial Department
Marty Spiro | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Dianne Crittenden | ... | (as Diane Crittenden) |
Production Design by
Toby Carr Rafelson |
Set Decoration by
Robert Gould | ... | (as Bob Gould) |
Makeup Department
Bob Westmoreland | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Haley | ... | assistant director |
Alan Hopkins | ... | second assistant director (as Jay Allen Hopkins) |
Louis Race | ... | assistant director trainee |
Art Department
George Lillie | ... | scenic artist |
Paul Pascarella | ... | graphic artist |
Ed Shanley | ... | construction coordinator |
Sound Department
Michael Galloway | ... | sound transfer |
Richard Portman | ... | re-recording mixer |
Sam F. Shaw | ... | sound effects (as Sam Shaw) |
Barry Thomas | ... | sound mixer |
Samuel C. Crutcher | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Don MacDougall | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Lou Noto | ... | assistant camera (as Louis Noto) |
Fred Richter | ... | key grip |
Robert C. Thomas | ... | camera operator (as Bob Thomas) |
Jack Brown | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Jim Coe | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Barbara Evans | ... | location casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy McArdle | ... | wardrobe (as Nancy McCardle) |
G. Tony Scarano | ... | costume supervisor (as Tony Scarano) |
Music Department
Dan Carlin Sr. | ... | music editor (as Dan Carlin) |
Natalie Mucyn | ... | assistant to composer |
L. Loren Newkirk | ... | assistant to composer / composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Coulter Adams | ... | assistant to director |
Kent Remington | ... | assistant to director |
Ann Tait | ... | production coordinator |
Julia Tucker | ... | script continuity (as Judy Tucker) |
Jolene Wolff | ... | secretary to the director |
Kenneth Mancebo | ... | studio representative (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1976) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1976) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (A-Asia) (1976) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1977) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Olive Films (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Video (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- El 9 Besepi S.L. (2021) (Spain)
- Esselte Video (1995) (Finland) (VHS)
- Filmconfect Home Entertainment (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (1977) (United States) (tv) (pay television)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1979) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Research Entertainment (2002) (Spain) (video)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2005) (United States) (tv) (cable television)
- Warner Home Video (1985) (Australia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1994) (Japan) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1983) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (West Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) (grateful appreciation to)
- Panavision (cameras)
- Samuel Goldwyn Studios (re-recording)
- TVC Laboratories (dailies)
- The People of Birmingham, Alabama (grateful appreciation to)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A syndicate wants to buy a whole district to rebuild it. They've bought every house except the small gym "Olympic", where Mr. Austria Joe Santo prepares for the Mr. Universum championships a month ahead. The rich sunny-boy Craig Blake is brought in by the syndicate as a dummy to buy the gym. But then he starts to like the people and falls in love with Joe's friend Mary Tate.
Written by Tom Zoerner |
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Taglines | The folks at the Olympic Gym would like to invite you over for a little workout. See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Jeff Bridges recalled a cut workout scene, in which he was doing toe raises, and Arnold Schwarzenegger was riding on his back for weight. However, due to the head-on camera angle it appeared that a sex scene was occurring between the two men. Bridges laughed uproariously at the take, and was disappointed that it was cut from the film. See more » |
Goofs | When Craig goes up the stairs to confront Thor, he throws a set of bar bells down the stairs and roll toward the gym's back door, but in the next shot, they are right next to the stairs. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1977). See more » |
Soundtracks | Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy See more » |
Quotes |
Uncle Albert:
Craig? Craig Blake: Yes, Uncle Albert? Uncle Albert: What happens to body builders when they get old? Craig Blake: They die. See more » |