This month for our “Econ Extra Credit” segment, we’re watching the 1977 documentary “Pumping Iron,” featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno. The film did a lot to pull the sport ...

Back in 1977, as the Baryshnikov of steroid use headed toward his sixth Mr. Olympia win, he filmed the documentary Pumping Iron, which became a cult classic and turned him into a household name.

But the medical world, by and large, was indifferent or hostile to pumping iron, dismissing Macfadden’s magazine as tacky and the bodybuilders depicted therein as hulking lummoxes. Then along ...

Before Arnold Schwarzenegger was the biggest action star in the world, he was a Mr. Olympia champion starving for fame. This documentary shows an Arnold on the cusp of breaking out.

The bodybuilding legend sat down with IndieWire to discuss how movies shaped his love for the sport — and why he's hoping for a second act in Hollywood. In many fans’ eyes, the sport of ...

The sports documentary world wasn’t always so active. Sure, streaming services had their Pumping Irons and Muhammad Ali: When We Were Kings tucked into their archives. But slickly produced ...