Movie
Bigger
Overview
The inspirational tale of the grandfathers of the fitness movement as we now know it, Joe & Ben Weider. Battling anti-Semitism, racism and extreme poverty, the brothers beat all odds to build an empire & inspire future generations.
Details
- Release date
- 2018-10-13
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Bee Holder Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tyler Hoechlin as Joe Weider
- Aneurin Barnard as Ben Weider
- Colton Haynes as Jack Lalanne
- Julianne Hough as Betty Weider
- DJ Qualls as Michael Steere
- Victoria Justice as Kathy Weider
- Kevin Durand as Bill Hauk
- Steve Guttenberg as Louis Weider
- Max Martini as Jerry George
- Robert Forster as Joe Weider (2008)
- Tom Arnold as Roy Hawkins
- Calum Von Moger as Arnold Schwarzenegger
Crew
- George Gallo - Director
- Andy Weiss - Writer
- George Gallo - Writer
- Ellen Brown Furman - Writer
- Brad Furman - Writer
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