The Hustler of Muscle Beach

A slick promoter in the bodybuilding subculture of Venice Beach, California, finds what he considers a diamond in the rough: a dedicated but somewhat mentally challenged young man who wants to win bodybuilding championships, but needs some help and direction--and the promoter thinks he's just the one to do it.

• Jonathan KaplanDirector
• David SmilowScreenplay

• Richard HatchNick Demec
• Kay LenzJenny O'Rourke
• Jeanette NolanRose MacIntosh
• Joe SantosBarry Layton
• Jack CarterMancuso
• Veronica HamelSheila Dodge
• Kenneth McMillanJoseph Demec
• Franco ColumbuSelf
• Frank ZaneSelf
• Tim KimberTodd Nash
• Bobby VanEmcee
• Walter BurkePriest