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The 500 Pound Jerk (1973)

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.

Comedy Drama TV Movie

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James Franciscus

as Gil Davenport

Alex Karras

as Hughie Rae Feather

as John Akii-Bua (uncredited)

Heide Rosendahl

as Heide Rosendahl (uncredited)

Günter Zahn

as Günter Zahn (uncredited)

Mark Spitz

as Mark Spitz (uncredited)

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