Release Date: Nov 11, 2003 Region: 1 Runtime: 85 mins Studio: HBO / Rysher Ent. Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Video:
Standard 1.33:1 Color
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French Packaging: Keep Case Rating: NR Features:
Iron and Beyond - Explores Pumping Iron's impact on the fitness industry and Hollywood's idea of the action hero - not to mention Arnold's own movie career. Raw Iron: The Making of Pumping Iron - Includes exclusive outtakes and an interview reunion with the original Pumping Iron bodybuilders and director. Iron Insights - A 2003 in-depth Interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger, in which he finally gives surprising answers to the controversial questions he's frequently asked about the film. Video Bio of Arnold Schwarzenegger - a Comprehensive Biography with exclusive photo gallery.
In 1977's hit documentary, Pumping Iron 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. 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 Schwarzenegger's competitive trail but much less interesting), he 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 tolerate), but the emotional dramas--the unrewarded hard work, the unanswered hopes--are compelling. This 25th Anniversary edition includes a revealing 2003 interview with Schwarzenegger and a reunion of the film's bodybuilders and director. --Tom Keogh
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