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The 500 Pound Jerk

10.019731h 13mMovieComedyDramaTV Movie

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.

DirectorWilliam Kronick
WriterJames S. Henerson
ProducersStan Margulies·David L. Wolper

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Cast · Directed by William Kronick

JFJames Franciscus
James Franciscus
Gil Davenport
AKAlex Karras
Alex Karras
Hughie Rae Feather
HLHope Lange
Hope Lange
Karen Walsh
HCHoward Cosell
Howard Cosell
Howard Cosell
VSVictor Spinetti
Victor Spinetti
Martin Bloore
CBClaudia Butenuth
Claudia Butenuth
Natalya
RPRick Parsé
Rick Parsé
Mickey
HV
Heinz Viertaler
Lermontov
RWRalf Wolter
Ralf Wolter
Glabov
JA
John Akii-Bua
John Akii-Bua (uncredited)
HR
Heide Rosendahl
Heide Rosendahl (uncredited)
GZ
Günter Zahn
Günter Zahn (uncredited)

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The 500 Pound Jerk — streaming FAQ

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The 500 Pound Jerk hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 20, 1973. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.