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The Hustler of Muscle Beach is a film of genre Drama directed by Jonathan Kaplan released in USA on 16 may 1980 with Richard Hatch
The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980)
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Add to a movie listThe Hustler of Muscle Beach is a 1980 comedy film that originally aired on ABC-TV. The film stars Richard Hatch as a get-rich-quick schemer who stages a bodybuilding competition as 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.
The film was conceived as a pilot for a television series, but the concept never developed beyond this production.
The Hustler of Muscle Beach was first broadcast on May 16, 1980.
Actors
Richard Hatch
(Nick Demec)
Joe Santos
(Barry Layton)
Kay Lenz
(Jenny O'Rourke)
Jeanette Nolan
(Rose MacIntosh)
Jack Carter
(Mancuso)
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