The Hustler of Muscle Beach
The Hustler of Muscle Beach | |
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Genre | Comedy Drama |
Written by | David Smilow |
Story by | Tim Maschler David Smilow |
Directed by | Jonathan Kaplan |
Starring | Richard Hatch Kay Lenz Jeanette Nolan |
Theme music composer | Earle Hagen |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | John Furia Barry Oringer |
Producer | Neil T. Maffeo |
Production location | Venice, Los Angeles |
Cinematography | Chuck Arnold |
Editor | LaReine Johnston |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production company | Furia/Oringer Productions |
Distributor | ABC |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | May 16, 1980 |
The Hustler of Muscle Beach is a 1980 American made-for-television comedy film starring Richard Hatch, Kay Lenz and Jeanette Nolan. It was directed by Jonathan Kaplan and originally aired on ABC as the ABC Friday Night Movie on May 16, 1980.[1]
Plot[]
Richard Hatch stars as Nick Demec, a get-rich-quick schemer who stages a bodybuilding competition at Muscle Beach in Venice, California. The film included performances by several professional bodybuilders, including Franco Columbu and Frank Zane, and also co-starred Kay Lenz and Jeanette Nolan.[2]
The film was conceived as a pilot for a television series, but the concept never developed beyond this production.[3]
Cast[]
- Richard Hatch as Nick Demec
- Kay Lenz as Jenny O'Rourke
- Jeanette Nolan as Rose MacIntosh
- Joe Santos as Barry Layton
- Jack Carter as Mancusco
- Veronica Hamel as Sheila Dodge
- Kenneth McMillan as Joseph Demec
See also[]
List of television films produced for American Broadcasting Company
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- 1980 television films
- 1980 films
- 1980 comedy films
- American comedy films
- Bodybuilding films
- 1980 in bodybuilding
- ABC Movie of the Week
- Films directed by Jonathan Kaplan
- Television films as pilots
- American films