Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' (2002) is a documentary you can watch online on iFILM. Made for Cinemax on the 25th anniversary of the 1977 original, it gathers Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Franco Columbu, Joe Weider and director George Butler to look back at how the film came together.

Pumping Iron turned competitive bodybuilding into mainstream cinema almost by accident — and handed a 28-year-old from Graz a launching pad that led to Terminator and everything after. Directed by Scott and Dave McVeigh, this 42-minute companion piece moves quickly through the background: production decisions, the personalities involved, what was staged and what wasn't. Lev Schreiber, who narrated the original, appears here, as does Sylvester Stallone. It's made for viewers who already love the source material and want to see behind it. Stream Raw Iron (2002) online on iFILM.