Bigger - Die Joe Weider Story (2018)
Die beiden Brüder Joe und Ben Weider sind schon als Kinder fasziniert von den 'starken Männern', die in den 1930er Jahren zu den Attraktionen zahlreicher Zirkusse gehören. Mit zunehmendem Alter wächst das Interesse am Kraftsport, den sie zunächst mit selbstgebauten Hanteln und Autoreifen betreiben. Schließlich wird das Bodybuilding ihre Profession, sie gründen im Jahr 1946 die "International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (IFBB)" und rufen 1965 den renommierten Wettbewerb 'Mr. Olympia' ins Leben, ihre Ausarbeitung von Trainings- und Ernährungsprogrammen wird wegweisend für die Sportart. Zudem betätigt sich Joe Weider als Förderer junger Talente, darunter auch ein österreichischer Bodybuilder, der 1968 zum Training aus der Steiermark in die USA kommt und fortan bleibt: Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Der Regisseur: George Gallo
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Tyler Hoechlin as Joe Weider |
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Aneurin Barnard as Ben Weider |
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Colton Haynes as Jack Lalanne |
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Julianne Hough as Betty Weider |
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DJ Qualls as Michael Steere |
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Victoria Justice as Kathy Weider |
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Kevin Durand as Bill Hauk |
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Steve Guttenberg as Louis Weider |
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Max Martini as Jerry George |
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Robert Forster as Joe Weider (2008) |
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Tom Arnold as Roy Hawkins |
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Calum Von Moger as Arnold Schwarzenegger |
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Jared Motyl as Steve Reeves |
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Nicole Weider as Becky |
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Diane Sorrentino as Kate |
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Christian Finlayson as Young Joe Weider |
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Miles Emmons as Ben Weider (age 7-9) |
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Nadine Lewington as Anna Weider |
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Sterling Hurst as Ivan Towne |
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Jason Burkey as John Corbine |
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Brian Brightman as Harry Crowne |
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Hunter Clowdus as Fitness Guy |
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Braxton Quinney as Carnival Kid |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josh Foster | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Chelsea Bruland | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | George Gallo | Director |
| Editing | Sophie Corra | Editor |
| Camera | Michael Negrin | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Andy Weiss | Writer |
| Writing | George Gallo | Writer |
| Writing | Ellen Brown Furman | Writer |
| Writing | Brad Furman | Writer |
| Production | Drew Gallagher | Co-Producer |
| Production | Steve Lee Jones | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lauren Holmquist | Hairstylist |
| Production | Camila Castro | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mayela Serrano | Hairstylist |
| Production | Tannaz Anisi | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Steere | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Solomon | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Scott LaStaiti | Producer |
| Production | Eric Weider | Executive Producer |
| Art | Elizabeth Rowland | Set Decoration |
| Production | Brent Caballero | Casting |
| Production | Steve Lee Jones | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Corinne Foster | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lauren Kelley | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Melissa Vargas | Costume Design |
| Production | Gregory R. Schenz | Co-Executive Producer |
| Art | Stephen J. Lineweaver | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tess Laeh | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jeff Beal | Original Music Composer |
