Overview
Amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for the 1975 Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe contests as five-time champion Arnold Schwarzenegger defends his Mr. Olympia title against Serge Nubret and the shy young Lou Ferrigno.
Fun facts
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Box office
Made on a $1M budget
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Sequels
Followed by Pumping Iron II: The Women
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Collection
Part of Pumping Iron Collection
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Music
Music by Michael Small
Details
- Directors
- Writers
- Charles GainesWriter
- George ButlerWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 18, 1977
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1M
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Pumping Iron Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Arnold SchwarzeneggerSelf
Lou FerrignoSelf- Mike KatzSelf
- Serge NubretSelf
Franco ColumbuSelf- Ed CorneySelf
- Ken WallerSelf
- Robbie RobinsonSelf
- Marianne ClaireSelf
Roger CallardSelf
Bud CortSelf
Jimmy WilliamsSelf- Joe WeiderSelf
- Paul GrantSelf
- John IsaacsSelf
- Matty FerrignoSelf
- Victoria FerrignoSelf
Roger WalkerSelf- Charles GainesNarrator
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