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Bigger

The inspirational tale of the grandfathers of fitness as we now know it, Joe and Ben Weider. Facing anti-Semitism and extreme poverty, the brothers beat all odds to build an empire and inspire future generations.

Director

George Gallo

Year

Genre

biography, drama, sport

Box Office

$46,382

Production

Bee Holder Productions

Awards

N/A

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Joe Weider

Bill Hauk

Betty Weider

Michael Steere

Kathy Weider

Victoria Justice

Jerry George

Roy Hawkins

Louis Weider

Steve Guttenberg

Joe 2008

Jack Lalanne

Ben Weider

Aneurin Barnard

Fitness Guy

Anna Wieder

Nadine Lewington

John Corbine

Nurse

Melanie Jeffcoat

Barton Horvath

Tony Caputano

Faron Salisbury

Young Man

Marco DelVecchio

Doctor

Young Joe Weider

Christian Finlayson

Ivan Towne

Reg Park

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Calum Von Moger

Troy, Fitness Guy

Mr. Young

Ben Age 7-9

Harry Crowne

Brian Brightman

Dr. Braddock

Jonathan Fuller

Surfer Lex

Kate

Diane Sorrentino

Bar Patron

Jorge Castro-Salinas

Zeke

Bronson Guy

French Canadian Kid

Benjamin Daniel

Weider Publishing Employee

Lonnie Rex

Business Elite Woman

Tammara Marie Turner

Audience Member

Bank Teller

Betty 2008

Cameraman

Becky

Self

IFBB Judge

Mr. Hochberg

Robert Stevens Wayne

Cali Beach Model

Weider Publishing Employee

Luanne Stratton

Self - Commentator

Frank Russo

Claude Regine

Stan De Longeaux

Sergio Oliva

Sergio Oliva Jr.

Self

Charlie Smith

Robert Della Cerra

Fan Girl

Clown

Frank Zane

Jimmy Mac

Cali Beach Model

Bill Pearl

James Adam Madsen Jr.

Audience Member

Announcer

Steve Reeves

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- Previously on "Bigger"... - Bigger

- Previously on "Bigger"...

Subtitles by explosiveskull - Bigger

Subtitles by explosiveskull

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! - Bigger

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

[Michael]
Joe? - Bigger

Workouts build
self-respect. - Bigger

Workouts build self-respect.

I'm saying you dress
like someone - Bigger

I'm saying you dress like someone

Well, Joe, I know you must
be devastated. - Bigger

Well, Joe, I know you must be devastated.

My brother was my best friend
for more than 80 years. - Bigger

My brother was my best friend for more than 80 years.

He was nominated
for the Nobel Peace Prize. - Bigger

He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Received the Order of Canada,
French Legion of Honor. - Bigger

Received the Order of Canada, French Legion of Honor.

And he figured out that
Napoleon was poisoned. - Bigger

And he figured out that Napoleon was poisoned.

Joe, respectfully,
can we move on? - Bigger

Joe, respectfully, can we move on?

Joe, I got to tell you, - Bigger

Joe, I got to tell you,

I spent a month straight
at your house, - Bigger

I spent a month straight at your house,

And then today,
today of all days, - Bigger

And then today, today of all days,

- Come, come.
- [groaning] - Bigger

- Come, come. - [groaning]

- [gasps]
- [cries] - Bigger

- [gasps] - [cries]

- [cries]
- What is this? - Bigger

- [cries] - What is this?

Give me my baby girl.
Give me my baby girl. - Bigger

Give me my baby girl. Give me my baby girl.

She was my mother, - Bigger

She was my mother,

Some say that she was
just mean, - Bigger

Some say that she was just mean,

She certainly wasn't making mine
any easier. - Bigger

She certainly wasn't making mine any easier.

And having him on my side
changed everything for me. - Bigger

And having him on my side changed everything for me.

[woman]
He's so strong. - Bigger

[woman] He's so strong.

[sobs softly] - Bigger

How dare you come
back to me so dirty. - Bigger

How dare you come back to me so dirty.

- [belt slaps]
- [whimpering] - Bigger

- [belt slaps] - [whimpering]

Better than a lot of our
friends still mulling around. - Bigger

Better than a lot of our friends still mulling around.

We did all right, Ben. - Bigger

We did all right, Ben.

You do parallel
bar dips, - Bigger

You do parallel bar dips,

I just fold and unfold a lot
of chairs here every day, sir. - Bigger

I just fold and unfold a lot of chairs here every day, sir.

Imagine what
you'd look like - Bigger

Imagine what you'd look like

We would do any job
we could find for a nickel. - Bigger

We would do any job we could find for a nickel.

We were like alley rats, - Bigger

We were like alley rats,

[in French] - Bigger

[laughs] - Bigger

Hey, I'm talking
to you. - Bigger

Hey, I'm talking to you.

[sniffles] - Bigger

They say if you are born
to the iron, - Bigger

They say if you are born to the iron,

Because I'm tired
of getting hit. - Bigger

Because I'm tired of getting hit.

That's one more time than
you've ever done before, Bennie. - Bigger

That's one more time than you've ever done before,...

[laughs] - Bigger

Anna, Joseph has worked
so hard for us, for this. - Bigger

Anna, Joseph has worked so hard for us, for this.

He spends his time lifting
a bunch of junk in the air - Bigger

He spends his time lifting a bunch of junk in the air

She said, "I saw your son, Joe,
and he looked like Tarzan." - Bigger

She said, "I saw your son, Joe, and he looked like Tarz...

[sobs] - Bigger

[sighs] - Bigger

[wind whistling] - Bigger

[wind whistling]

[laughter continuous] - Bigger

[laughter continuous]

[object dragging
and scraping] - Bigger

[object dragging and scraping]

- Come on, help me.
- [sighs] - Bigger

- Come on, help me. - [sighs]

[grunts] - Bigger

[both muttering] - Bigger

[both muttering]

[clears throat] - Bigger

[clears throat]

I've been...
I've been watching you. - Bigger

I've been... I've been watching you.

Has anyone
ever told you - Bigger

Has anyone ever told you

You have beautiful skin,
and you smell very good too. - Bigger

You have beautiful skin, and you smell very good too.

Oh, my. Thank you again,
I guess. - Bigger

Oh, my. Thank you again, I guess.

I... I don't get off
until 8:00. - Bigger

I... I don't get off until 8:00.

What is your name,
by the way? - Bigger

What is your name, by the way?

All right. - Bigger

And I'm not studying.
I'm creating. - Bigger

And I'm not studying. I'm creating.

The path to a perfect
physique. - Bigger

The path to a perfect physique.

Looks like you've already
done that. - Bigger

Looks like you've already done that.

No, no, but...
no, I just told you. - Bigger

No, no, but... no, I just told you.

So for fun,
you draw and write - Bigger

So for fun, you draw and write

More powerful,
more beautiful. - Bigger

More powerful, more beautiful.

They treat it like junk. - Bigger

They treat it like junk.

You have to work it right,
treat it right, feed it right. - Bigger

You have to work it right, treat it right, feed it right.

[laughs] - Bigger

- No. Well...
- [laughs] - Bigger

- No. Well... - [laughs]

♪ Do I want you? ♪ - Bigger

♪ Do I want you? ♪

♪ Honey ♪ - Bigger

I didn't think
that one mattered. - Bigger

I didn't think that one mattered.

Oh, I did not know
about that policy. - Bigger

Oh, I did not know about that policy.

All right,
I'm going to keep you, - Bigger

All right, I'm going to keep you,

But I am going to list you down
here as Roman Catholic. - Bigger

But I am going to list you down here as Roman Catholic.

You can write down
anything you want - Bigger

You can write down anything you want

These drawings that you've been
doing on your breaks, - Bigger

These drawings that you've been doing on your breaks,

You wish?
Michelangelo was a buggerer. - Bigger

You wish? Michelangelo was a buggerer.

Because the only thing worse
than a Jew is a buggerer. - Bigger

Because the only thing worse than a Jew is a buggerer.

And the only thing
worse than a buggerer - Bigger

And the only thing worse than a buggerer

Just don't do your pictures
around here no more, - Bigger

Just don't do your pictures around here no more,

I'm doing the sketches - Bigger

I'm doing the sketches

[chuckles] - Bigger

Oh, well. You can still
have it if you want it. - Bigger

Oh, well. You can still have it if you want it.

The only thing worse
than a bastard - Bigger

The only thing worse than a bastard

And I don't work
for Jew-hating bastards. - Bigger

And I don't work for Jew-hating bastards.

You need to exercise, - Bigger

You need to exercise,

If you had any
self-respect, - Bigger

If you had any self-respect,

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The inspirational tale of the grandfathers of fitness as we now know it, Joe and Ben Weider. Facing anti-Semitism and extreme poverty, the brothers beat all odds to build an empire and inspire future generations.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: George Gallo

Writer: Andy Weiss, George Gallo, Brad Furman

Production: Bee Holder Productions

Genre: biography, drama, sport

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 37/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: $46,382

Released: 12 Oct 2018

Awards: N/A

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