The 500 Pound Jerk
1973 | 73m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | William Kronick |
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| Writer: | James S. Henerson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 02, 1973 |
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| Director: | William Kronick |
| Writer: | James S. Henerson |
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| Production Companies | David L. Wolper Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Franciscus | Gil Davenport |
| Alex Karras | Hughie Rae Feather |
| Hope Lange | Karen Walsh |
| Howard Cosell | Howard Cosell |
| Victor Spinetti | Martin Bloore |
| Claudia Butenuth | Natalya |
| Rick Parsé | Mickey |
| Heinz Viertaler | Lermontov |
| Ralf Wolter | Glabov |
| John Akii-Bua | John Akii-Bua (uncredited) |
| Heide Rosendahl | Heide Rosendahl (uncredited) |
| Günter Zahn | Günter Zahn (uncredited) |
| Mark Spitz | Mark Spitz (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William Kronick | Director |
| James S. Henerson | Writer |
| Neal Hefti | Music |
| Herbert Raditschnig | Director of Photography |
| James T. Heckert | Editor |
| Otto Pischinger | Art Direction |
| Walter Mayr | Set Decoration |
| Else Heckmann | Costume Design |
| Vladimír Vízner | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stan Margulies | Producer |
| David L. Wolper | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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