If you've got an appetite for lifeā¦
5.655
102 min
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.
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jeff Bridges | Craig Blake | Zac E. Chan |
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Sally Field | Mary Tate Farnsworth | Unowned |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger | Joe Santo | Unowned |
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R.G. Armstrong | Thor Erickson | Unowned |
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Robert Englund | Franklin | Unowned |
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Helena Kallianiotes | Anita | Unowned |
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Roger E. Mosley | Newton | Unowned |
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Woodrow Parfrey | Uncle Albert | Unowned |
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Scatman Crothers | William | Unowned |
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Kathleen Miller | Dorothy Stephens | Unowned |
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Fannie Flagg | Amy | Unowned |
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Joanna Cassidy | Zoe | Unowned |
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Richard Gilliland | Hal | Unowned |
| Mayf Nutter | Richard Packman | Unowned | |
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Ed Begley Jr. | Lester | Unowned |
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John David Carson | Halsey | Unowned |
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Joe Spinell | Jabo | Unowned |
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Dennis Fimple | Bubba | Unowned |
| Clifford A. Pellow | Walter Jr. | Unowned | |
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Garry Goodrow | Moe Zwick | Unowned |
| Bart Carpinelli | Laverne | Unowned | |
| Bob Westmoreland | Fred Kroop | Unowned | |
| Brandy Wilde | Flower | Unowned | |
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Laura Hippe | Mae Ruth | Unowned |
| John Gilgreen | Security Officer | Unowned | |
| Murray Johnson | Heavy #1 | Unowned | |
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Dennis Burkley | Heavy #2 | Unowned |
| Autry Pinson | Heavy #3 | Unowned | |
| Martin Hames | Bartender | Unowned | |
| Byron Berline | Fiddler with Mustache (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Susan Bridges | Blonde Photographer at Contest (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Samson Burke | Goliath (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Roger Callard | Bodybuilder in Blue Shorts (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Paul Chramer | Man on the Street (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Franco Columbu | Franco Orsini (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Ed Corney | Bodybuilder (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Denny Gable | Bodybuilder (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Sam Ingraffia | Ron Haber (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Rafelson | Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Robbie Robinson | Bodybuilder at Contest (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Ken Waller | Doug Stewart (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Jolene Wolff | Mrs. Clyde (uncredited) | Unowned |