The 500 Pound Jerk
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73 minutes
1/2/1973
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 List
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)