Bubba Garry Goodrow as Moe Zwick Bart Carpinelli as Laverne Bob Westmoreland as Fred Kroop Brandy Wilde as Flower Laura Hippe as Mae Ruth John Gilgreen as Security Officer Murray Johnson as Heavy #1 Dennis Burkley as Heavy #2 Autry Pinson as Heavy #3 Martin Hames as The Bartender Byron Berline as Fiddler With Mustache Susan Bridges as Blonde Photographer at Contest Roger Callard as Bodybuilder In Blue Shorts Franco Columbu as Franco Orsini Ed Corney as Bodybuilder Roland LeGrand Godfrey as Water Skier Single Ski Dock Start Mary Leona Perry Kirtley as Water Skier Double Ski Dock Start and Skiing Next to A Tug Boat and Barge Janelle Kirtley as Water Ski Trainer For Sally Field William Kent Jones as Contestant Judge Bob Rafelson as Man On Sidewalk With Painting Robbie Robinson as Bodybuilder At Contest Ken Waller as Doug Stewart Jolene Wolff as Mrs. Clyde Production Stay Hungry marked the final film for production designer Toby Carr Rafelson, Rafelson's wife and film-production partner. After learning that her husband pursued women during production, including Sally Field, she filed for divorce and never worked for Rafelson again. Roger Callard, a top bodybuilder of the era, said of his experience making the film: "The director was screaming over his megaphone, 'Please do not touch the bodybuilders!' People were rushing us, even scratching us!" Reception Critical response For The New York Times, critic Vincent Canby wrote that the film "isn't all bad. It just seems that way when it pretends to be more eccentric than it is and to have more on its mind than it actually does." However, Canby praised the film's depiction of the New South and the performances by Bridges, Field and Schwarzenegger. Los Angeles Times reviewer Charles Champlin wrote: "It is several movies not quite rolled into one, good performances and good sequences tossed together in the lap of chance, leading to a denouement that would be even cheerier if what went before had engaged belief or concern." On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 67% based on reviews from 15 critics, with an average rating of 6.6/10. On Metacritic, it has a score of 60% based on reviews from 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. References External links Films directed by Bob Rafelson Films based on American novels 1976 films 1970s romantic comedy-drama films American romantic comedy-drama films 1970s English-language films Culture of