The 500 Pound Jerk

The 500 Pound Jerk

★ 0.0197373 minReleased

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.

Top Cast

James Franciscus

James Franciscus

As Gil Davenport

Alex Karras

Alex Karras

As Hughie Rae Feather

Hope Lange

Hope Lange

As Karen Walsh

Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell

As Howard Cosell

Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

As Martin Bloore

Claudia Butenuth

Claudia Butenuth

As Natalya

Rick Parsé

Rick Parsé

As Mickey

Heinz Viertaler

Heinz Viertaler

As Lermontov

Ralf Wolter

Ralf Wolter

As Glabov

John Akii-Bua

As John Akii-Bua (uncredited)

Genres

Comedy | Drama | TV Movie

Director

William Kronick

Budget / Revenue

$0.0M / $0.0M

Production Companies

David L. Wolper Productions.

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