Watch The 500 Pound Jerk (1973) Official Trailer
10 / 10 IMDb January 2, 1973 1h 13m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 13m
Release Date
January 2, 1973
Genre
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
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
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Heinz Viertaler
as Lermontov
Ralf Wolter
as Glabov
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John Akii-Bua
as John Akii-Bua (uncredited)
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Heide Rosendahl
as Heide Rosendahl (uncredited)
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Günter Zahn
as Günter Zahn (uncredited)
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Mark Spitz
as Mark Spitz (uncredited)
Production Companies
David L. Wolper Productions
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