The read
A Balasaur Score of 60 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 69%, Metacritic 60/100. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal. The property negotiations turn ugly, causing a brawl at the gym and a spectacle at a big bodybuilding meet, as Craig learns that it's not easy to turn your back on fair-weather friends.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic60/100
91 audience votes
Key crew
- Bob RafelsonDirector
- Bob RafelsonScreenplay
- Byron BerlineOriginal Music Composer
- Bruce LanghorneOriginal Music Composer
- Charles GainesScreenplay
Cast
- Jeff BridgesCraig Blake
- Sally FieldMary Tate Farnsworth
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerJoe Santo
- R.G. ArmstrongThor Erickson
- Robert EnglundFranklin
- Helena KallianiotesAnita
- Roger E. MosleyNewton
- Woodrow ParfreyUncle Albert
- Scatman CrothersWilliam
- Kathleen MillerDorothy Stephens
- Fannie FlaggAmy
- Joanna CassidyZoe
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or booksportsbodybuildinggym