The 500 Pound Jerk1973

★10.073 minComedyDramaTV Movie

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.

Director

William Kronick

Writer

James S. Henerson

Score

Neal Hefti

Stars

James Franciscus Alex Karras Hope Lange

Cast13

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
H
Heinz Viertaler
as Lermontov
Ralf Wolter
as Glabov
J
John Akii-Bua
as John Akii-Bua (uncredited)
H
Heide Rosendahl
as Heide Rosendahl (uncredited)
G
Günter Zahn
as Günter Zahn (uncredited)
M
Mark Spitz
as Mark Spitz (uncredited)

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The 500 Pound Jerk1973

Cast13

The 500 Pound Jerk1973

Cast13

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