Film
The 500 Pound Jerk
United States- Director
- William Kronick
- Year
- 1973
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.
Top 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)
Directed by
William Kronick
Written by
James S. Henerson
Produced by
Stan Margulies