The 500 Pound Jerk

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.

ComedyDramaTV Movie

Release: 1973-01-02Runtime: 73 minRating: 0 (0)

Cast

James Franciscus

Gil Davenport

Alex Karras

Hughie Rae Feather

Hope Lange

Karen Walsh

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)

Crew

Neal Hefti

Music

James S. Henerson

Writer

Stan Margulies

Producer

Herbert Raditschnig

Director of Photography

William Kronick

Director

Otto Pischinger

Art Direction

David L. Wolper

Executive Producer

James T. Heckert

Editor

Walter Mayr

Set Decoration

Else Heckmann

Costume Design