Pumping Iron (1977)

Helping to popularize bodybuilding and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pumping Iron also introduced the world to everyone’s favorite Hulk, Lou Ferrigno. Unsurprisingly, during the half of the film concentrating on their rivalry during the 1975 Mr. Olympia competition, Arnold is the villain while the Hulk is our hero. I wonder if audiences in the 70s felt as I did that the whole bodybuilding concept is rather odd, but the people involved provide relatively compelling human interest stories.