The Challengers

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

The Challengers — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 1, 1985
• Runtime
• 64 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Peter Thompson

The Challengers — Cast

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Bill Dobbins Presenter/Researcher Tom Platz Self

R

Rich Gaspari Self

A

Albert Beckles Self

B

Bob Paris Self

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Frank Richards Self

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Mike Christian Self

C

Carla Temple Self