Genre ComedyDrama | Screenplay by David Smilow | |
Story by Tim MaschlerDavid Smilow Starring Richard HatchKay LenzJeanette Nolan |
The 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.
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