La historia inspiradora de los abuelos del fitness tal como lo conocemos, Joe y Ben Weider. Enfrentados al antisemitismo y la pobreza extrema, los hermanos superaron toda expectativa al cons... Leer todoLa historia inspiradora de los abuelos del fitness tal como lo conocemos, Joe y Ben Weider. Enfrentados al antisemitismo y la pobreza extrema, los hermanos superaron toda expectativa al construir su imperio e inspiraron a futuras generaciones.La historia inspiradora de los abuelos del fitness tal como lo conocemos, Joe y Ben Weider. Enfrentados al antisemitismo y la pobreza extrema, los hermanos superaron toda expectativa al construir su imperio e inspiraron a futuras generaciones.
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Montreal-born Joe Weider (1919-2013) became a pioneer of the bodybuilding movement through specialist magazines such as "Muscle & Fitness", which also included early bodybuilders such as Steve Reeves (portrayed in the film by Jared Motyl) and Reg Park ( Billy Reilich) could become film stars in Italian sword and sandal films. With the invention of the Mr. Olympia competition, which a certain Arnold Schwarzenegger (Calum Von Moger) from Austria won several times, Weider increased his popularity and the marketing of bodybuilding even further.
Tyler Hoechlin (The Domestics) and Julianne Hough are convincing in the leading roles as the Weider couple.
So I was looking forward to this film to see old time bodybuilders. The film had a few in there but nothing as I thought there would be.
So the film itself was good but nothing special, I felt it played it safe, nothing controversial in it. I was waiting for a strong punchline, something that would say it was in the Raging Bull side of movies not Driving Miss Daisy side of films, it sided with the latter.
So I enjoyed but left disappointed with it.
Overall a good film but nothing special with it.
Add to that a very well known figure coming into this very late in the game. That episode almost seems comical ... but the movie overall has a lot of comedic overtones. It actually plays between comedy and drama and walks that fine line quite neatly and with quite the confidence. The pacing is good, but some may find it a bit too slow and predictable. Still overall more than a decent effort and movie, even for those not in tune with what this is about .. because in the end, it is about believing in ones dreams and passions ...
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- TriviaBill Hauk is not a real person but a composite character representing the variety of adversaries Weider faced in building his fitness empire.
- ErroresStock footage of Times Square cites the year as 1970. But a theatre marquee shows "The Possession of Joel Delaney" playing -- it was released in 1972.
- Citas
Joe Weider: What you do not realize is all these men want is to compete against the very best.
- Bandas sonorasBaby Count Ten (The Waiting Song)
Written by Cynthia Strother and Raymond Keith Saar
Performed by The Bell Sisters
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Detalles
Taquilla
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 46,382
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 31,477
- 14 oct 2018
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 49,997
- Tiempo de ejecución
- 1h 47min(107 min)
- Color