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The Hustler of Muscle Beach
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Wikipedia article
'The Hustler of Muscle Beach' is a 1980 American comedy television 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.[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/128243972.html?dids=128243972:128243972&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=MAY+16%2C+1980&author=By+Tom+Shales&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Muscle+Bound&pqatl=google "Muscle Bound," Washington Post, May 16, 1980]
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.[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:126365 AllMovie Guide plot synopsis]
The film was conceived as a pilot for a television series, but the concept never developed beyond this production.[http://www.memorabletv.com/tvusa/showsh/hustlerofmusclebeach.htm The TV Show Guide: The Hustler of Muscle Beach]
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
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