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  1. Feb 9, 2023 · Incredibly, Pumping Iron was shot just over one hundred days, yet the movie speaks to the viewer on many levels (beyond bodybuilding). Arnold, then a five time Mr. Olympia winner, speaks with supreme confidence, giving insight into his winning mentality. Lou Ferrigno’s vulnerability speaks to all of our childhood insecurities, while Mike Katz ...

  2. Pumping Iron. PG Released Jan 18, 1977 1h 25m Documentary CTA List. 92% Tomatometer 37 Reviews 84% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings. This partly real and partly scripted film documents what many ...

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    • George Butler, Robert Fiore
    • PG
    • Documentary
  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pumping_IronPumping Iron - Wikipedia

    Pumping Iron is a 1977 American docudrama about the world of professional bodybuilding, with a focus on the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and 1975 Mr. Olympia competitions. Directed by George Butler and Robert Fiore and edited by Geof Bartz and Larry Silk, it is inspired by the 1974 book of the same name by photographer Butler and writer Charles Gaines [2] and nominally centers on the competition ...

    • THE GENESIS. George Butler was introduced to competitive bodybuilding when Charles Gaines asked him to photograph the Mr. East Coast for an article that appeared in a 1972 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine.
    • THE BOOK. Photographer Butler and writer Gaines subsequently created the 1974 book Pumping Iron, which became a surprise bestseller. For the story of that book with excerpts and rare photos, check out: Pumping Iron: The Book.
    • STAY HUNGRY. Charles Gaines co-wrote the bodybuilding themed-film Stay Hungry (based on his novel of the same name), which was shot just before Pumping Iron and released in 1976.
    • THE FINANCING. George Butler asked approximately 3000 people to help finance his bodybuilding documentary. Almost all said no, even after he filmed 10 minutes of test footage of Arnold posing at a Massachusetts amusement park.
  4. Jan 27, 2021 · Pumping Iron is one of my favorite movies from the ‘70s, partly because it’s such an incisive time capsule of its era. With its funky, brassy, Regal Beagle-meets-Studio 54 score, it’s a ...

  5. Mar 19, 2014 · Pumping Iron’s heightened view of competitive bodybuilding was a hit with audiences when it appeared in January 1977. Bodybuilding, once thought of as a fringe pastime, took a leap into the ...

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  7. Full Review | Sep 22, 2022. Don Michaels Washington Blade. Pumping Iron is definitely a movie worth seeing. Adherents to the sport of bodybuilding will get all you want and more. For those of you ...

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