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) 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...
If you grew up in Birmingham
If you grew up in Birmingham, specifically Mountain Brook, in the 50s to the early 70's, this movie is a hoot. Look closely and you can see all of the people you know in the characters of the movie. The characters are based on real people, making the movie far more entertaining for those who have been there.
Not a bad movie
If you are looking for a great script exhibiting the artistic acting skills of Jeff Bridges and Sally Field...forget it!
If you are expecting a Arnold in a Collateral Damage or Terminator type role---again forget it.
This movie was made in the mid 1970's. It really doesn't do much for bodybuilding but it did launch Arnold to stardom.
You also get to see the beautiful Sally Field and the distinquished Jeff Bridges, the real stars of this movie.
If you are a Arnold fan, you may be dissapointed. Seeing Arnold play a fiddle is interesting.
Arnold Schwarzenegger works the crowds, plots strategies for defeating multiple opponents, shares his parents' values with the press, and inspires legions of admirers with his resolute optimism about the future. And all of this long before he decided to run for governor of California, in 1977's hit documentary, Pumping Iron. Larger than life, though not necessarily larger than his rivals for the Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia bodybuilding titles (especially a young Lou Ferrigno, hot on Arnold's competitive trail but much less interesting), Schwarzenegger still comes across, at age 28, as a consummate politician, smart, likable, and crafty about exploiting others' psychological weaknesses. The film still feels redundant (there's only so much beefcake the human eye will... More Info about this DVD Director(s): George Butler (II) - Robert Fiore DVD Release Date: Released the 11 November 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Brigitte Nielsen, as Conan creator Robert E. Howard's female warrior Red Sonja, gets an assist from Arnold Schwarzenegger in this enjoyably campy, Italian-lensed sword & sorcery adventure. Nielsen's thespian skills may be a bit stiff, but she certainly fills out the physical demands of the role, which asks her to look impressive with a sword as she avenges the death of her priestess sister and the theft of a sacred orb by an evil queen (Sandahl Bergman, also from the '82 theatrical Conan and a match for Nielsen's acting ability). Schwarzenegger (not playing Howard's barbarian king) lends some star power in a supporting role as a warrior assisting Sonja, and if the film stumbles in the acting, scripting, and special-effects departments, Richard Fleischer's direction... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Arnold Schwarzenegger - Brigitte Nielsen - Sandahl Bergman Director(s): Richard Fleischer DVD Release Date: Released the 06 July 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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A by-the-numbers action flick featuring a stern Arnold Schwarzenegger, Raw Deal has all the traditional traits of the genre. Schwarzenegger is a disgraced former FBI agent who winds up as sheriff of a backwater Southern town. He is given a chance to reclaim his job when the head of the Bureau offers him reinstatement if he'll go undercover to capture the mob boss responsible for killing his son. Schwarzenegger must get close enough to gain the trust of the gangster without being discovered as a mole, while gathering enough evidence to take him down. One of Schwarzenegger's early films, in which he honed his persona, Raw Deal offers up the usual quotient of gun battles and tough talk, with a trace of self-deprecating humor from its star, making it reasonably worthwhile... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Arnold Schwarzenegger Director(s): John Irvin DVD Release Date: Released the 03 February 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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this movie is ok but not the
best ther are one thing I like
about it.it has arnolds real voice
to select on the menu More Info about this DVD Director(s): Arthur Allan Seidelman DVD Release Date: Released the 24 October 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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This curiosity from the mid-1970s is breathtaking in its dreadfulness. Directed by Hal Needham, this was an attempt at creating a Roadrunner cartoon with live actors--except that instead of a live actor they got Arnold Schwarzenegger, before Hollywood smoothed his rough edges (and his Austrian accent). He plays the invulnerable sheriff who rides blithely through life, unaware that the evil Kirk Douglas wants to kill him and kidnap his squeeze, Ann-Margret. The stunts are cartoony without being funny and Schwarzenegger shows exactly why he was known as "the Austrian Oak." Douglas works extra hard but effort alone isn't enough to elevate this script. --Marshall FineMore Info about this DVD Actor(s): Kirk Douglas - Ann-Margret - Arnold Schwarzenegger Director(s): Hal Needham DVD Release Date: Released the 21 May 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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