Pumping Iron

Pumping Iron ( 1977 ) is a documentary about the preparations for the 1975 Mr. Olympia competition. The film revolves around Arnold Schwarzenegger and his rivals Lou Ferrigno and Franco Columbu . In the film, two competitions are followed, namely Mr. Universe (for amateurs ) and the Mr. Olympia (for professionals ). Although Arnold Schwarzenegger has the biggest role in the film, there are several other bodybuilders that appear in this film, like Lou Ferrigno , Franco Columbu , Mike Katz ,Robby Robinson , Albert Beckles , Ken Waller , Frank Zane and some others.

In 2003 the film was re-released on DVD, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the film.