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.

• James S. HenersonWriter
• William KronickDirector

• James FranciscusGil Davenport
• Alex KarrasHughie Rae Feather
• Hope LangeKaren Walsh
• Howard CosellHoward Cosell
• Victor SpinettiMartin Bloore
• Claudia ButenuthNatalya
• Rick ParséMickey
• Heinz ViertalerLermontov
• Ralf WolterGlabov
• John Akii-BuaJohn Akii-Bua (uncredited)
• Heide RosendahlHeide Rosendahl (uncredited)
• Günter ZahnGünter Zahn (uncredited)