Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
The 500 Pound Jerk
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

James Franciscus as Gil Davenport

James Franciscus

Gil Davenport

Alex Karras as Hughie Rae Feather

Alex Karras

Hughie Rae Feather

Hope Lange as Karen Walsh

Hope Lange

Karen Walsh

Howard Cosell as Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell

Victor Spinetti as Martin Bloore

Victor Spinetti

Martin Bloore

Claudia Butenuth as Natalya

Claudia Butenuth

Natalya

Rick Parsé as Mickey

Rick Parsé

Mickey

Heinz Viertaler as Lermontov

Heinz Viertaler

Lermontov

Ralf Wolter as Glabov

Ralf Wolter

Glabov

John Akii-Bua as John Akii-Bua (uncredited)

John Akii-Bua

John Akii-Bua (uncredited)

Heide Rosendahl as Heide Rosendahl (uncredited)

Heide Rosendahl

Heide Rosendahl (uncredited)

Günter Zahn as Günter Zahn (uncredited)

Günter Zahn

Günter Zahn (uncredited)

Mark Spitz as Mark Spitz (uncredited)

Mark Spitz

Mark Spitz (uncredited)

Production Companies

David L. Wolper Productions