1976
R
United Artists
1 h 42 m

1976
R
United Artists
1 h 42 m

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 fall...

Directed By: Bob Rafelson

Written By: Charles Gaines, Bob Rafelson

1976
R
United Artists
1 h 42 m

1976
R
United Artists
1 h 42 m

Stay Hungry

Name: Stay Hungry
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1976-04-23
Duration: 1 min 42 s
Rating: 60
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger, R.G. Armstrong, Robert Englund

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

User Score Available after 4 ratings

tbd

My Score

Hover and click to give a rating Saved

Directed By: Bob Rafelson

Written By: Charles Gaines, Bob Rafelson

Critic Reviews

View All

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

57% Positive
4 Reviews

43% Mixed
3 Reviews

0% Negative
0 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

View All

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

57% Positive
4 Reviews

43% Mixed
3 Reviews

0% Negative
0 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

The A.V. Club

A smiley-face ending feels like a lazy copout, but the end credits, which put faces to all the names in the uniformly fine cast, underline this shaggy sleeper's greatest strength: creating a slew of characters worth getting to know.

By Nathan Rabin FULL REVIEW

TV Guide Magazine

Filled with interesting characters and strong performances, Stay Hungry not only makes its point about class prejudice, but presents a detailed portrait of southern country club culture and the bodybuilding milieu that would be so deftly captured in Schwarzenegger's next film, the fine documentary Pumping Iron.

FULL REVIEW

Chicago Sun-Times

One of the best things about Stay Hungry is that we have almost no idea where it's going; it's as free-form as Nashville and Rafelson is cheerfully willing to pause here and there for set pieces.

By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

Time Out

Based on a Charles Gaines novel about the rootlessness of the so-called 'New South', it has its slack spells, but Rafelson's sure feel for the inexpressible subtleties of emotional relationships is evident throughout.

FULL REVIEW

Newsweek

The screenplay, by Rafelson and Charles Gaines from the latter's novel, has all the ingredients of an American Gothic, and that's what you get. But the theme of the young dropout who opposes the system with ironic apathy until something (usually something violent) needles him to action is moldy around the edges, and by now Jeff Bridges seems to be playing that role in his sleep. [17 May 1976, p.111]

By Jack Kroll FULL REVIEW

Variety

Underneath it all is a lurching and poorly defined film concept.

FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Stay Hungry, the new film directed by Bob Rafelson (Five Easy Pieces and The King of Marvin Gardens), isn't all bad. It just seems that way when it pretends to be more eccentric than it is and to have more on its mind than it actually does.

By Vincent Canby FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.

Details

View All

Production Company Outov Productions

Release Date Apr 23, 1976

Duration 1 h 42 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline The folks at the Olympic Gym would like to invite you over for a little workout.

View All Details

Awards

Golden Globes, USA

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Writers Guild of America, USA

• 1 Nomination

Stay Hungry

Top Cast

Jeff Bridges

Craig Blake

Sally Field

Mary Tate Farnsworth

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Joe Santo

R.G. Armstrong

Thor Erickson

Robert Englund

Franklin

Helena Kallianiotes

Anita

Roger E. Mosley

Newton

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

Clifford A. Pellow

Walter Jr.

Dennis Fimple

Bubba

Garry Goodrow

Moe Zwick

Critic Reviews

Critic Reviews

Critic Reviews

Critic Reviews

User Reviews

User Reviews

Details

Details

Awards

Awards

Related Movies

Singin' in the Rain

Playtime

City Lights

The Rules of the Game

Pinocchio

Some Like It Hot

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

American Graffiti

Toy Story

The Shop Around the Corner

A Hard Day's Night

Nashville

The Philadelphia Story

Ratatouille

The Lady Eve

Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World

La Dolce Vita

Inside Out

Meet Me in St. Louis

Sideways

The Apartment

Chimes at Midnight

Related News

2024 Movie Release Calendar

Jason Dietz

Every Zack Snyder Movie, Ranked

Nick Hyman