United States / Apr 23, 1976 / R
If you've got an appetite for life…
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Woodrow Parfrey | Uncle Albert |
| Scatman Crothers | William |
| Kathleen Miller | Dorothy Stephens |
| Fannie Flagg | Amy |
| Joanna Cassidy | Zoe |
| Richard Gilliland | Hal |
| Mayf Nutter | Richard Packman |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Lester |
| John David Carson | Halsey |
| Joe Spinell | Jabo |
| Dennis Fimple | Bubba |
| Clifford A. Pellow | Walter Jr. |
| Garry Goodrow | Moe Zwick |
| Bart Carpinelli | Laverne |
| Bob Westmoreland | Fred Kroop |
| Brandy Wilde | Flower |
| Laura Hippe | Mae Ruth |
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| John Gilgreen | Security Officer |
| Murray Johnson | Heavy #1 |
| Dennis Burkley | Heavy #2 |
| Autry Pinson | Heavy #3 |
| Martin Hames | Bartender |
| Byron Berline | Fiddler with Mustache (uncredited) |
| Susan Bridges | Blonde Photographer at Contest (uncredited) |
| Samson Burke | Goliath (uncredited) |
| Roger Callard | Bodybuilder in Blue Shorts (uncredited) |
| Paul Chramer | Man on the Street (uncredited) |
| Franco Columbu | Franco Orsini (uncredited) |
| Ed Corney | Bodybuilder (uncredited) |
| Denny Gable | Bodybuilder (uncredited) |
| Sam Ingraffia | Ron Haber (uncredited) |
| Bob Rafelson | Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited) |
| Robbie Robinson | Bodybuilder at Contest (uncredited) |
| Ken Waller | Doug Stewart (uncredited) |
| Jolene Wolff | Mrs. Clyde (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Stay Hungry |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | United Artists, Outov Productions |
| Release date | 23 aprile 1976 |
| Production | Harold Schneider, Bob Rafelson |
| Writer | Charles Gaines, Bob Rafelson |
| Casting | Dianne Crittenden |
| Editing | John F. Link, Marty Spiro |
| Cinematography | Victor J. Kemper, Fred Richter, Jack Brown, Jim Coe, Lou Noto, Robert C. Thomas |
| Assistant directors | Michael Haley, Alan Hopkins, Bob Rafelson, Louis Race |
| Camera operators | Robert C. Thomas, Victor J. Kemper, Fred Richter, Jack Brown, Jim Coe, Lou Noto |
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| Additional photography | Victor J. Kemper, Fred Richter, Jack Brown, Jim Coe, Lou Noto, Robert C. Thomas |
| Production design | Toby Carr Rafelson, Robert Gould, Paul Pascarella, Ed Shanley |
| Art direction | Toby Carr Rafelson, Robert Gould, Paul Pascarella, Ed Shanley |
| Set decoration | Robert Gould, Toby Carr Rafelson, Paul Pascarella, Ed Shanley |
| Music | Byron Berline, Bruce Langhorne, Don MacDougall, Richard Portman, Michael Galloway, Dan Carlin Sr., Sam F. Shaw, Samuel C. Crutcher, Barry Thomas |
| Sound | Byron Berline, Bruce Langhorne, Don MacDougall, Richard Portman, Michael Galloway, Dan Carlin Sr., Sam F. Shaw, Samuel C. Crutcher, Barry Thomas |
| Costume design | G. Tony Scarano, Bob Westmoreland, Nancy McArdle |
| Makeup | Bob Westmoreland, G. Tony Scarano, Nancy McArdle |
| Hairstyling | Bob Westmoreland, G. Tony Scarano, Nancy McArdle |
| Budget | 5.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 24.854.765 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Switzerland / Aug 13, 1976 / 16
Italy / Aug 13, 1986 / Rome
TV
Germany / Aug 12, 1977 / 12 / ARD
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