Part documentary, part mockumentary the film manags to both portray the (then) underground bodybuilding culture of the 1970s and slyly mock it.
Smarter than it is given credit for, though that is hardly saying much.
Arnold is, surprisingly, not much of a stickler for form...
This review of Pumping Iron (1977) was written by Eduardo C on 14 Jun 2010.
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