Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

Pumping Iron (1977)

Directed by George Butler, Robert Fiore

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Matty Ferrigno, Victoria Ferrigno

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An interesting peek at early Arnold. And it’s amazing how all of the bodybuilders seem completely unaffected by the cameras. They are natural and care-free, not self-conscious or paranoid like they certainly would be today.

But then, in the “Making Of” special, I discovered that Arnold played it up for the camera and how much of the drama was staged. That blew it for me.

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