The 500 Pound Jerk
19731h 13min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
January 2, 1973
Runtime
1h 13min
Director
Language
English
Production
David L. Wolper Productions
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)
Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz (uncredited)
Günter Zahn
Günter Zahn (uncredited)