Stay Hungry (1976)

04/23/1976 (US) • 1h 42m

Comedy, Drama

If you've got an appetite for life…

Overview

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. The property negotiations turn ugly, causing a brawl at the gym and a spectacle at a big bodybuilding meet, as Craig learns that it's not easy to turn your back on fair-weather friends.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,000,000.00

Revenue

$24,854,765.00

Keywords

based on novel or book

sports

bodybuilding

gym

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