Like its 1977 predecessor, PUMPING IRON II follows a bodybuilding contest where the big question on everyone's mind is, is bigger better? The question takes on feminist overtones as the "bigger" is supplied by Bev Francis, a former power lifter who has slimmed down some (but not too much)
in order to compete as a female bodybuilder, a class which has always emphasized more traditionally "feminine" women. That's largely window dressing, however, in a film that is still primarily for viewers who are already fans of bodybuilding.
PUMPING IRON II follows four women as they prepare to compete for the 1983 Caesar's World Cup bodybuilding prize, to be held at Caesar's ...
Released:
1985
Rated:
NR
Length:
103 mins