Stay Hungry
United Artists | Release Date: April 23, 1976 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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4
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3
Negative:
0
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75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
One of the best things about Stay Hungry is that we have almost no idea where it's going; it's as free-form as Nashville and Rafelson is cheerfully willing to pause here and there for set pieces. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Filled with interesting characters and strong performances, Stay Hungry not only makes its point about class prejudice, but presents a detailed portrait of southern country club culture and the bodybuilding milieu that would be so deftly captured in Schwarzenegger's next film, the fine documentary Pumping Iron. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
A smiley-face ending feels like a lazy copout, but the end credits, which put faces to all the names in the uniformly fine cast, underline this shaggy sleeper's greatest strength: creating a slew of characters worth getting to know. Read full review
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Based on a Charles Gaines novel about the rootlessness of the so-called 'New South', it has its slack spells, but Rafelson's sure feel for the inexpressible subtleties of emotional relationships is evident throughout. Read full review
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