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Clips from Pumping Iron

Movies 1977 86 min ★ 7.3/10 (27,008 ratings) 950 clips
Sport Documentary

Credits

Okay, just take with your arm.
"Okay, just take with your arm."
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And slide back, step back.
"And slide back, step back."
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Jesus Christ!
"Jesus Christ!"
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- How are you doing? - All right.
"- How are you doing? - All right."
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- This is for me? - Yeah.
"- This is for me? - Yeah."
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Pumped up, you know.
"Pumped up, you know."
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and trying to go in a quarter mile, five seconds.
"and trying to go in a quarter mile, five seconds."
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or the most satisfying feeling you can get in a gym, is the pump.
"or the most satisfying feeling you can get in a gym, is the pump."
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So, you know, I'm in heaven.
"So, you know, I'm in heaven."
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Yes, I got this pose.
"Yes, I got this pose."
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He's a big dude, all the way big dude.
"He's a big dude, all the way big dude."
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I started reading about gaining weight and weightlifting in some magazines.
"I started reading about gaining weight and weightlifting in some magazines."
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She wants you to feel yours, don't jump on me now. Come on.
"She wants you to feel yours, don't jump on me now. Come on."
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Up.
"Up."
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But it just affected me more than, I think, it would affect other people.
"But it just affected me more than, I think, it would affect other people."
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Or, You're not Catholic, so you're no good.
"Or, You're not Catholic, so you're no good."
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The crowd is gonna be for me.
"The crowd is gonna be for me."
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He hits one pose.
"He hits one pose."
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Baghdad, Bahamas.
"Baghdad, Bahamas."
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Tall man calls Mike Katz, USA.
"Tall man calls Mike Katz, USA."
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Number 89, from the United States of America...
"Number 89, from the United States of America..."
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Mike Katz.
"Mike Katz."
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It took me four years to win Mr. America.
"It took me four years to win Mr. America."
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It's like a dog. You can kick a dog so long and it will do two things.
"It's like a dog. You can kick a dog so long and it will do two things."
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I wasn't gonna roll over and quit.
"I wasn't gonna roll over and quit."
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85.
"85."
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- 83. - 83? That can't be right.
"- 83. - 83? That can't be right."
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That's a four.
"That's a four."
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- Total. - 62.
"- Total. - 62."
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Ken Waller, USA.
"Ken Waller, USA."
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Roger Walker, Australia.
"Roger Walker, Australia."
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I've gotta call my wife.
"I've gotta call my wife."
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- It's about 5:00. - Good.
"- It's about 5:00. - Good."
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from Wales, Paul Grant.
"from Wales, Paul Grant."
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from the United States of America, Ken Waller.
"from the United States of America, Ken Waller."
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Kenny won. Great.
"Kenny won. Great."
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Terrific.
"Terrific."
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Incredible.
"Incredible."
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Especially after I won the first international competition...
"Especially after I won the first international competition..."
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My father was a police chief in Austria...
"My father was a police chief in Austria..."
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We had a very strict upbringing because of him being with the police force.
"We had a very strict upbringing because of him being with the police force."
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We had to be the perfect example.
"We had to be the perfect example."
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Don't strain looking up at him.
"Don't strain looking up at him."
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Bend the exerciser.
"Bend the exerciser."
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- You drink skim milk, don't you? - No, I drink no milk.
"- You drink skim milk, don't you? - No, I drink no milk."
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- You don't drink any milk at all? - No milk.
"- You don't drink any milk at all? - No milk."
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Lou Ferrigno, 24 years old, a former sheet metal worker.
"Lou Ferrigno, 24 years old, a former sheet metal worker."
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And he thinks he can take the title from Arnold this year.
"And he thinks he can take the title from Arnold this year."
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who retired from the New York City Police Department to oversee Lou's training.
"who retired from the New York City Police Department to oversee Lou's training."
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- One. - Right.
"- One. - Right."
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Eight.
"Eight."
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- Okay, Dad. - Okay, come on.
"- Okay, Dad. - Okay, come on."
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- Make it harder. - All right.
"- Make it harder. - All right."
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We didn't know it at the time...
"We didn't know it at the time..."
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I remember I would take him to a bookstore...
"I remember I would take him to a bookstore..."
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So Louie decided to do a little bodybuilding.
"So Louie decided to do a little bodybuilding."
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I had an old weightlifting set in the cellar. I used to do a little bit of it myself.
"I had an old weightlifting set in the cellar. I used to do a little bit of it myself."
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Never knowing at that time that someday...
"Never knowing at that time that someday..."
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This is for all the marbles. And we're gonna go after it, right?
"This is for all the marbles. And we're gonna go after it, right?"
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I mean, I am gonna train with him for a few days.
"I mean, I am gonna train with him for a few days."
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- that I said hi. - Yeah?
"- that I said hi. - Yeah?"
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The wolf on the hill, right...
"The wolf on the hill, right..."
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- You think we need more weight, Hank? - Couple more pounds.
"- You think we need more weight, Hank? - Couple more pounds."
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Come on, let's do 10 good reps, Lou.
"Come on, let's do 10 good reps, Lou."
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10 good reps, come on.
"10 good reps, come on."
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- Come on, Lou. - Come on, Louie.
"- Come on, Lou. - Come on, Louie."
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Good boy. Come on.
"Good boy. Come on."
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One more, same weight, Hank?
"One more, same weight, Hank?"
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- You're gonna wipe 'em out! - I'll do it.
"- You're gonna wipe 'em out! - I'll do it."
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Force them out, there's eleven.
"Force them out, there's eleven."
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Three. Come on.
"Three. Come on."
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- Here, come on. - God.
"- Here, come on. - God."
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Make those arms grow, man.
"Make those arms grow, man."
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You do the work.
"You do the work."
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Come on!
"Come on!"
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Don't ever feel sorry for yourself.
"Don't ever feel sorry for yourself."
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Four.
"Four."
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Two more.
"Two more."
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Six.
"Six."
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Seven.
"Seven."
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Goddamn.
"Goddamn."
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The guts to go in and just say, I'll go through and I don't care what happens.
"The guts to go in and just say, I'll go through and I don't care what happens."
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Franco comes from a small village in Sardinia.
"Franco comes from a small village in Sardinia."
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And then finally I came to California, really.
"And then finally I came to California, really."
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I'm the strongest bodybuilder that ever lived, I think.
"I'm the strongest bodybuilder that ever lived, I think."
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Ladies and gentlemen...
"Ladies and gentlemen..."
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It's gonna pop.
"It's gonna pop."
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Look.
"Look."
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I missed it.
"I missed it."
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I met Arnold in Germany.
"I met Arnold in Germany."
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Right? They're all waiting for you, Louie.
"Right? They're all waiting for you, Louie."
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Then you look at the crowd.
"Then you look at the crowd."
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That's it. No, down here, Louie.
"That's it. No, down here, Louie."
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- Both arms? - Right.
"- Both arms? - Right."
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So hold that pose a while.
"So hold that pose a while."
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Atta boy.
"Atta boy."
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And...
"And..."
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He will come so ready to South Africa, so strong.
"He will come so ready to South Africa, so strong."
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Pretoria, South Africa.
"Pretoria, South Africa."
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10 minutes.
"10 minutes."
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What must your...
"What must your..."
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special woman look like?
"special woman look like?"
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With big breasts, with little breasts, with big ass, with a little ass.
"With big breasts, with little breasts, with big ass, with a little ass."
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Can't wait to get into the sun. Look at that sun out there.
"Can't wait to get into the sun. Look at that sun out there."
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I think it was eight years ago...
"I think it was eight years ago..."
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So I said, Let me see your posing routine you have right now.
"So I said, Let me see your posing routine you have right now."
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When the guy took his clothes off and posed for me...
"When the guy took his clothes off and posed for me..."
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And I told him that the new thing is...
"And I told him that the new thing is..."
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First of all, I oiled him up.
"First of all, I oiled him up."
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And so he did.
"And so he did."
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I'm shaking, really.
"I'm shaking, really."
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Right, be on guard.
"Right, be on guard."
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He's talking about pumping up. He's talking about psyching me out.
"He's talking about pumping up. He's talking about psyching me out."
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But then I'd get bigger, too, again...
"But then I'd get bigger, too, again..."
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But you had twice the Universe, what the hell.
"But you had twice the Universe, what the hell."
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I told you, you've found the fountain of youth.
"I told you, you've found the fountain of youth."
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I called my mother yesterday already and I said, I won.
"I called my mother yesterday already and I said, I won."
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She says, Congratulations, Arnold.
"She says, Congratulations, Arnold."
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I don't want you in our pumping room.
"I don't want you in our pumping room."
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Judges.
"Judges."
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