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The 500 Pound Jerk

FEATURE FILM · 1973

The 500 Pound Jerk

10.0 TMDB · 1 votes · 73 min

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.

Komedi Drama Film TV

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The people behind the story

James Franciscus

James Franciscus

Gil Davenport

Alex Karras

Alex Karras

Hughie Rae Feather

Hope Lange

Hope Lange

Karen Walsh

Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell

Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

Martin Bloore

Claudia Butenuth

Claudia Butenuth

Natalya

Rick Parsé

Rick Parsé

Mickey

H

Heinz Viertaler

Lermontov

Ralf Wolter

Ralf Wolter

Glabov

J

John Akii-Bua

John Akii-Bua (uncredited)

H

Heide Rosendahl

Heide Rosendahl (uncredited)

G

Günter Zahn

Günter Zahn (uncredited)

Directed by William Kronick · Released · 1973-01-02

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