#5. STAY HUNGRY (BOB RAFELSON, 1976)
#5. STAY HUNGRY (BOB RAFELSON, 1976)Here comes Arnold Schwarzenegger again. But can you really blame us? There’s a reason why his name is universally known. He’s huge, he’s ripped, he’s perfectly sculpted. And in Stay Hungry, he’s in his prime – starting his acting career while he was still competing on the stage.
What’s even better, Stay Hungry is an early film that sheds some light into the world of bodybuilding. This is before Pumping Iron exploded onto the scene; before Arnold was a household name. The movie sympathizes with the misconceptions that bodybuilders have to deal with outside the sport. This is perfectly encapsulated in the scene where Arnold plays violin for a country club. Despite his musical talent, completely unrelated to bodybuilding, he is seen as nothing but a freak, a joke to be gawked at.
And Arnold showed that he had other talents beyond bodybuilding as well. He won a Golden Globe for “Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture,” even though he had acted in two films previous. That’s just how good he was in the film. Stay Hungry was the first indicator of the international hero Arnold would soon become. So not only was Arnold absolutely ripped – he kick started the future of an entire career filled with muscles and one-liners that we all know and love.
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