The 500 Pound Jerk

The 500 Pound Jerk (1973)


  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1973-01-02
  • Runtime: 1h 13min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: David L. Wolper Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: William Kronick

Summary

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.

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  • James Franciscus

    as Gil Davenport

  • Alex Karras

    as Hughie Rae Feather

  • Hope Lange

    as Karen Walsh

  • Howard Cosell

    as Howard Cosell

  • Victor Spinetti

    as Martin Bloore

  • Claudia Butenuth

    as Natalya

  • Rick Parsé

    as Mickey

  • Heinz Viertaler

    as Lermontov

  • Ralf Wolter

    as Glabov

  • John Akii-Bua

    as John Akii-Bua (uncredited)

  • Heide Rosendahl

    as Heide Rosendahl (uncredited)

  • Mark Spitz

    as Mark Spitz (uncredited)

  • Günter Zahn

    as Günter Zahn (uncredited)
Directing William Kronick Director
Writing James S. Henerson Writer
Production Stan Margulies Producer
Production David L. Wolper Executive Producer
Sound Neal Hefti Music
Camera Herbert Raditschnig Director of Photography
Editing James T. Heckert Editor
Art Otto Pischinger Art Direction
Art Walter Mayr Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Else Heckmann Costume Design
Sound Vladimir Vizner Sound

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