The Challengers

The Challengers (1985)

A behind the scenes look at the world's premier bodybuilding contest.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1985-10-01
  • Runtime: 1h 4min
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Peter Thompson

Summary

The Challengers is a bodybuilding documentary that chronicles the athletes' preparation for the 1984 and 1985 Mr. Olympia competitions. The film features rare behind-the-scenes footage with some of the sport's top legends sharing their training and vision of the sport. It offers an authentic insight on what has been retrospectively called the Golden Era of bodybuilding.

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  • Bill Dobbins

    as Presenter/Researcher
  • Tom Platz

    as Self
  • Rich Gaspari

    as Self
  • Albert Beckles

    as Self
  • Bob Paris

    as Self
  • Frank Richards

    as Self
  • Mike Christian

    as Self
  • Carla Temple

    as Self
  • Teagan Clive

    as Self
  • Charles Glass

    as Self
  • Luiz Freitas

    as Self
  • Kay Baxter

    as Self
  • Janice Regain

    as Self
  • Lori Green

    as Self
  • Michele Thomas

    as Self
  • Rich Martinelli

    as Self
  • Joe Weider

    as Self
  • Lee Haney

    as Self (uncredited)
Directing Peter Thompson Director
Production Peter Thompson Producer
Editing Martin Cohen Editor
Editing Ricky Harwood Negative Cutter
Production Christine Thompson Production Assistant
Camera David Claessen Camera Operator
Sound Peiter Waltherboer Sound

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