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Pumping Iron: The 25th Anniversary [1976] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Documenting Arnold was a star before Arnold was a star
Review date: 2004-07-24 Rating: 10 out of 10
You will never get a better chance to see a movie star in embryonic form than watching 28-year old Austrian body builder Arnold Schwarzenegger in this 1976 documentary about bodybuilding. Arnold is "Pumping Iron" to win his sixth straight Mr. Olympia title and the future Terminator steals the spotlight from his competitors (including Lou Ferrigno in his pre-Incredible Hulk days) with relative ease. Directors George Butler and Robert Fiore capture the world of competitive bodybuilding on film, but it is Arnold who makes it all seem like such a noble effort. With his natural charm and his single-minded determination, it is easy in retrospect to see why he became such a box officer star. This is a man who has always been comfortable with who he is and what he is doing. Even if you find the sight of muscular men covered in oil to be somewhat disquieting (I am pleading guilty here), you will find this look at their world to be both fascinating and insightful.
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Reviews
Pumping Iron
Review date: 2004-01-02 Rating: 4 out of 10
Features Arnold Schwarzenegger and a load of his bodybuilding mates training and pasing, and training, and posing... you get the idea. If you are a big fan of bodybuilding or Arnie himself you will probably love this, if however like me you aren't, then this will probably start to bore you after a while.
brilliant
Review date: 2003-08-27 Rating: 10 out of 10
this movie is amust see not only for weightlifters but ordinary people - brill
Motivating and fascinating
Review date: 2003-07-29 Rating: 10 out of 10
Enter the crazy world of body building in 1975 with Arnie accompanied by Lou Ferrigno, Mike Katz and Franco Columbo. It's a documentary that focuses on Arnie and his main competitor - Lou Ferrigno. You get to see the crazy workouts that each guy has to endure, but you also see Arnie demotivating and playing mind tricks with Lou.
Overall this is a superb film for any weight training fan, and I can definitely recommend this as a motivational and entertaining film - excellent stuff.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Jimmy Williams
Joe Weider
Patrick Reynolds
Ken Waller
Serge Nubret
Creators:
Ken Waller (Primary Contributor)
Joe Weider (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: HBO Home Video
Manufacturer: HBO Home Video
EAN: 9780783115948
Binding: DVD
ISBN: 0783115946
Number of items: 1
Format: Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC,
Release date: 2003-11-11
Universal product code (UPC): 026359166624
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 85 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1976
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)