| Product Summary | | Publisher: HBO | | Format: DVD | | UPC: 00026359166624 | | Buy.com Sku: 40229627 | | Item#: VD7NKP | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 555 | | Category Keywords: Documentary | | Rating: NR |
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Features: DVD, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled, Dolby Digital (5.1)
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in the exciting Pumping Iron, the box office blockbuster that elevated body building from freak show to art form and launched Schwarzenegger's mega-superstar career. Schwarzenegger is mesmerizing and ruthless as he psyches out competitors, including Lou "The Hulk" Ferrigno, Franco Columbo and Mike Katz in his quest for a sixth straight Mr Olympia title. Surprising backstage and off-sight scenes reveal why the muscle warriors are seduced by the sport and how they and their families are consumed with defeating the Champion of Champions, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Editor's Note
Behind-the-scenes bodybuilding activity is the theme of this semi-documentary on World Bodybuilding competition. When the film was first released, it became a surprisingly huge box office success, and helped to spawn the career of future Hollywood action superstar--and six-time Mr. Olympia--Arnold Schwarzenegger. Also features notable figures such as Lou Ferrigno, Franco Columbu, and Mike Katz.
Plot Summary
Documentary centering on the world of men's bodybuilding. "Pumping Iron" captures the punishing training and self-discipline it takes to transform an average body into a prize-winning specimen. The film focuses on Arnold Schwarzenegger (in his pre-movie star days) as he prepares to compete in the Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe pageants. His main competitor: TV's "Incredible Hulk", Lou Ferrigno.
| Features | Subtitles: French, Spanish, English | | Digitally Remastered | | "Making Of" Featurette | | Interviews | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital |
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Release Information
| | Studio: HBO |
| Release Date: 5/26/2009 |
| Running Time: 85 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1977 | | Catalog ID: 91666 | | UPC: 00026359166624 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Memorable Quotes| "The good bodybuilders have the same mind...that a sculptor has. If you analyze it, you look in the mirror and you say, okay, I need a bit more deltoids...so that the proportion's right, and...you exercise and put those deltoids on, whereas an artist would just slap on some clay on each side."----Arnold Schwarzenegger | | "Boy, that's fantastic. Fantastic. Imagine how he must feel. Incredible."----Bodybuilder Mike Katz, learning that his rival has won the Mr. Universe competition | | "I always felt my place was in America, and when I was ten years old I only dreamed of coming to America and being the greatest and being different from anybody else."----Schwarzenegger | | "You know Louis, you look like something Michelangelo carved out."----Matty Ferrigno to his son | | "Ive thrown up many times working out, but it's all worth it."----Schwarzenegger |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Interesting....[Schwarzenegger] is a witty [subject]..." 01/19/1977 p.C20USA Today
"Arnold Schwarzenegger had a magnetic screen presence from the beginning." 11/14/2003 p.6E Boston Phoenix 7 of 10
He's big, he's burly, he's buff, he's beefcake, he's ARNOLD circa 1975. This surprisingly good documentary from George Butler and Robert Fiore chronicles the participation of several professional bodybuilders in the contests for Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia, including Schwarzenegger, who was trying for his seventh title before officially retiring from competition. - George Butler
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