Film
The 500 Pound Jerk
1973 · 1h 13m · Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
- IMDb
- 6.8
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Overview
An advertising man's dream of turning a huge hillbilly into an Olympic weightlifting champion is set back when the hillbilly falls for a Russian gymnast.
Cast
James Franciscus
Gil Davenport
Alex Karras
Hughie Rae Feather
Hope Lange
Karen Walsh
Howard Cosell
Howard Cosell
Victor Spinetti
Martin Bloore
Claudia Butenuth
Natalya
Rick Parsé
Mickey
Heinz Viertaler
Lermontov
Ralf Wolter
Glabov
John Akii-Bua
John Akii-Bua (uncredited)
Heide Rosendahl
Heide Rosendahl (uncredited)
Günter Zahn
Günter Zahn (uncredited)
Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz (uncredited)
Crew
- William KronickDirector
- James S. HenersonWriter
- Stan MarguliesProducer
- David L. WolperExecutive Producer
- Herbert RaditschnigDirector of Photography
- James T. HeckertEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 2, 1973
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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