Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Color:
Image not available

To view this video download Flash Player

 
Buy New

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
Buy Used
Used - Very Good See details
$19.99 & FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details
Sold by RareFlix.

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
Sell Us Your Item
For up to a $9.75 Gift Card
Trade in
More Buying Choices
DVDux Add to Cart
$39.88  & FREE Shipping. Details
Goods I Have Add to Cart
$40.00  & FREE Shipping. Details
Serenity-Now Add to Cart
$44.99  & FREE Shipping. Details
Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Stay Hungry (1976)

Jeff Bridges , Sally Field , Bob Rafelson  |  R |  DVD
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

Price: $40.60 & FREE Shipping. Details
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Only 4 left in stock.
Sold by too many secrets and Fulfilled by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Want it Wednesday, May 29? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details

Other Formats & Versions

Amazon Price New from Used from
DVD 1-Disc Version --  
  1-Disc Version $40.60  
"Star Trek Into Darkness" Available for Pre-order on Blu-ray and DVD
From director J.J. Abrams comes the next installment in the Star Trek saga, Star Trek Into Darkness. See it at Cinemark theaters now and pre-order on Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, DVD, and the Exclusive Starfleet Phaser Gift Set. Shop Star Trek Into Darkness and more in the Star Trek Store. Learn more

Frequently Bought Together

Stay Hungry + Pumping Iron (25th Anniversary Special Edition)
Price for both: $46.58

Buy the selected items together

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Product Details

  • Actors: Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger, R.G. Armstrong, Robert Englund
  • Directors: Bob Rafelson
  • Writers: Bob Rafelson, Charles Gaines
  • Producers: Bob Rafelson, Harold Schneider
  • Format: Anamorphic, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
  • DVD Release Date: May 18, 2004
  • Run Time: 102 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00018YC3M
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,789 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Stay Hungry" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Video introduction by Bob Rafelson

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Quirky is the keyword here--but quirky in a highly entertaining way. Directed by Bob Rafelson, this film stars Jeff Bridges as a not-so-good ol' boy. Wealthy and aimless, he is involved in a real estate deal with a group of high-powered partners--and his only responsibility in the whole shebang is to evict the tenants of one building that needs to be torn down and has a gym filled with body builders. Disconnected from everything in his life, he feels a bond to these outsiders, particularly the surprisingly articulate, fiddle-playing Arnold Schwarzenegger (in one of his first film roles). He also finds himself attracted to the blue-collar gym employee played by Sally Field and so becomes an impediment to his own business partners. Oddly funny and affecting, a sleeper that never had much of a release. --Marshall Fine

Product Description

Jeff Bridges (Seabiscuit) is at his best (The Village Voice), Academy AwardÂ(r) winner* Sally Field (Forrest Gump) is a revelation (New York Post) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator) radiates assurance and appeal (The Wall Street Journal) in this inventive (Time) and upbeat film (Gene Siskel), for which he won a coveted 1977 Golden Globe.** Directed by Bob Rafelson (The Postman Always Rings Twice) from a screenplayby Charles Gaines and Rafelson, Stay Hungry is obviously the work of a master you'll have areal good time (CBS-TV)! When entrepreneur Craig Blake (Bridges) buys a small gym, he fully expects to demolish the place to make room for a high rise. Instead, he finds himself drawn into a world he never knew existed. From a perky gymnast (Field) who wears her heart on her leotard to a philosophizing Mr. Universe hopeful (Schwarzenegger), the freewheeling spirit of the gym touches Craig in a way he never expectedand plunges him into a hilarious off-the-wall plot to stop his high rise from ever rising! *Actress: Places in the Heart (1984); Norma Rae (1979) **Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture

Customer Reviews

This movie was not what I was expecting at all. cxlxmx  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
Unfortunately neither the drama or the comedy parts are in the least entertaining. NoWireHangers  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
His character is central and stands as the protagonist among many antagonists. Superman  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Minor Film With Arnold Schwarzenegger! July 14, 2002
Format:VHS Tape
For a film with the kind of ensemble star power that this art-film had, one woul d be surprised to find that it also was the first serious role for future mega-star Arnold Schwarzenegger, playing a suprisingly articulate and overwhelmingly personally irresistable bodybuilder, in essence, himself. yet this first attempt at serious acting was with the support of Jeff Bridges and Sally Field, both with big reputations , and also from famed director Bob Rafelson, who has done a lot of stellar work.

The plot is a bit silly and contrived; Bridges plays a down on his luck good ole boy, who tries unsuccesfully at first to ploy his charm into talking the owner of a small and musty gym into relinquishing his lease so Bridges' shady real estate partners can go ahead with a big down-town development. The problem is that Bridges begins to empathize with and befriend this motley crew of off-beat character, including the ever-smiling and instantly likeable Arnold, who shows himself to be quite adept at handling a fiddle. And incidentally, that really is him playing as the film cranks away.

The film never saw wide distribution, but is quite interesting because of who was in it as well as for some of the connections hovering just below the surface. The screen writer was also the author of the original novel, a guy named Charles Gaines, who had gone on to later co-author the smash best selling book, "Pumping Iron", whose primary focus of interest was, of course, Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is a good movie for a rainy afternoon, sweet and sentimental in all the right places, if somewhat insubstantial. Think of it as "Going My Way" on steroids! I think you'll be surprised how much you like it, in spite of some hokey moments. Enjoy!

Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars You can't grow without burning January 11, 2004
Format:VHS Tape|Amazon Verified Purchase
To begin, I'm a life-long bodybuilder and Arnold Schwarzenegger fan, so, although he's strictly a co-star in this, I'm obviously biased. That being said, however, I absolutely LOVE this movie all around! One of my favorite parts is the way some of the very best advice I've ever heard on friendships and relationships in general is dispensed throughout the film at times you didn't even realize you were learning something. Examples: Joe Santo (Arnold) is putting Craig Blake (Jeff Bridges) through a workout and advising him, "You can't grow without burning!", and we come to realize just how profound that was when Joe repeats those words as the two dispute just why Mary Tate Farnsworth (Sally Field) left Joe for Craig. Also, there's Craig's uncle Albert, whose voice is heard previously at times reading letters to Craig, telling him, "It doesn't matter what you do, as long as you do something, and do it unsparingly.". Again, awesome movie. I've worn out two videos of it thusfar, having watched it so many times. Time to get ANOTHER one...
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Deceptive Marketing of Film February 5, 2005
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you were to take the packaging of "Stay Hungry" at face value you would think that the film is primarily a body-building film and that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the film's star. Nothing could be further from the truth. The film's main focus is about a recently orphaned rich kid(Jeff Bridges)from Birmingham,Alabama who along with his business partners is trying to buy a gym so they can tear it down and build apartments. These plans fall along the wayside when he falls for the gym's cute gymnast(Sally Field) and developes a friendship with the champion bodybuider(Schwarzenegger).This film takes a while to warm to because of it's unique rhythms. Bridges' character isn't an easy one to warm to because he seems a little self-absorbed and impulsive. That said, credit director Bob Rafelson for taking difficult material and making it interesting. As for Arnold's performance, he's very charismatic and has little trouble tackling the dramatic elements required of him. It's a wonder he didn't attempt more challenging roles in his career as opposed to the action parts that he churned out. Plus, he plays a mean fiddle.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Arnold
If you don't like Arnold Schwarzenegger movies then you don't deserve to like his movies at all and that's the truth.
Published 12 days ago by Derek Morrow
3.0 out of 5 stars Should have been reviewed before mailing.
It was a copy to DVD from VHS as I expected. There were skips and frozen places on the DVD.
Published 19 days ago by Julia Matson
5.0 out of 5 stars The one that started it all.
Although not Arnold's best movie. This is the movie that started it all for him as far a a serious actor. A must watch for those tha are fans of the Austrian Oak.
Published 17 months ago by Jvv86
4.0 out of 5 stars You Can't Grow Without the Burn
Stay Hungry, directed by Bob Rafelson, has the charm of an amateur production, but at times it almost feels like a documentary. Read more
Published 23 months ago by C. CRADDOCK
3.0 out of 5 stars Weird Movie
This is a weird old movie. I bought it of course cus of Arnold in it. I like the body building aspect of it. But other than that, its kind of a dumb movie. Read more
Published 23 months ago by DL
3.0 out of 5 stars cAN'T HELP IT!
For some reason i have always been in LOVE sexually and emotionally with Sally. GREAT SHOT OF HER BEAUTIFUL ASS!
Published on May 6, 2011 by Monty Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Southern boy gets good advice from a muscle hunk
This is an odd little film that could best be classified as comedy. Three major stars perform the three primary roles, Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Read more
Published on January 12, 2011 by C. B Collins Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff !!!
This is one of many films that have acquired 'cult' status.
An off beat work for Sally Field and the rest of the cast.
There is no gray area on this film. Read more
Published on October 5, 2010 by Whitney L. Preston
3.0 out of 5 stars Horrible,but entertaining !
The movie is just horrible,but the cast of stars in early roles make it most entertaining. It must have been the fault of the people who wrote,directed and produced this movie... Read more
Published on September 23, 2010 by M. Gustafson
1.0 out of 5 stars Not even worth it for a HUGE Arnold fan like myself
Arnold is classic early Arnold in this. The book is apparently pretty close to the movie, and so necessitated a scene near the end where all the bodybuilders - many of them... Read more
Published on August 2, 2010 by Superman
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought


Forums

There are no discussions about this product yet.
Be the first to discuss this product with the community.
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 



Look for Similar Items by Category

too many secrets Privacy Statement too many secrets Shipping Information too many secrets Returns & Exchanges