The 500 Pound Jerk

1h 13m
ComedyDramaTV Movie
10

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 Kronick
Director
James S. Henerson
Writer
James T. Heckert
Editor
Herbert Raditschnig
Director of Photography
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Stan Margulies
Producer
Else Heckmann
Costume Design
Vladimír Vízner
Sound
Neal Hefti
Music
Walter Mayr
Set Decoration
Otto Pischinger
Art Direction

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