The 500 Pound Jerk (1973)
1h 13m
Running Time
January 2, 1973Release Date
The 500 Pound Jerk (1973)
1h 13m
Running Time
January 2, 1973Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
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)
Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz (uncredited)
Günter Zahn
Günter Zahn (uncredited)
William Kronick
Director
James S. Henerson
Writer
Stan Margulies
Producer
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Neal Hefti
Music
Herbert Raditschnig
Director of Photography
James T. Heckert
Editor
Otto Pischinger
Art Direction
Walter Mayr
Set Decoration
Else Heckmann
Costume Design