The Strongest Man in the World (1975)

Director:

Vincent McEveety

Writers:

Joseph L. McEveety (written by) &
Herman Groves (written by)

Release Date:

6 February 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

The biggest dumb-bell on campus... and the secret formula got it off the ground!

Plot:

Dexter Riley and his friends accidently discover a new chemical mixed with a cereal seems to give anyone temporary superhuman strength

Plot Keywords:

Cereal | School | Cow | Superhuman Strength | Laboratory

Cast

Kurt Russell	...	Dexter Riley
Joe Flynn	...	Dean Higgins
Eve Arden	...	Harriet Crumply
Cesar Romero	...	A.J. Arno
Phil Silvers	...	Kirwood Krinkle
Dick Van Patten	...	V.P. Harry Crumply
Harold Gould	...	Regent Dietz
Michael McGreevey	...	Richard Schuyler
Richard Bakalyan	...	Cookie (as Dick Bakalyan)
William Schallert	...	Prof. Quigley
Benson Fong	...	Ah Fong
James Gregory	...	Chief Blair
Ann Marshall	...	Debbie (Student)
Don Carter	...	Gilbert (Student)
Christina Anderson	...	Cris (Student)
Paul Linke	...	Peter 'Porky' Peterson
Jack David Walker	...	Slither Roth
Melissa Caffey	...	Melissa (Student)
John Debney	...	John - Student
Derrel Maury	...	Hector (Student)
Matthew Conway Dunn	...	Matthew (Student)
Pat Fitzpatrick	...	Pat (Student)
David R. Ellis	...	David (Student) (as David Richard Ellis)
Larry J. Franco	...	Larry (Student) (as Larry Franco)
Roy Roberts	...	Mr. Roberts
Fritz Feld	...	Uncle Frederick
Ronnie Schell	...	Referee
Raymond Bailey	...	Regent Burns
John Myhers	...	Mr. Roscoe
James Brodhead	...	Cousin Edward (as James E. Brodhead)
Dick Patterson	...	Mr. Secretary
Irwin Charone	...	Irwin
Roger Price	...	Roger
Jack Bailey	...	Jack
Larry Gelman	...	Larry
Eric Brotherson	...	Eric
Jonathan Daly	...	TV Announcer
Kathleen Freeman	...	Officer Hurley
Iggie Wolfington	...	Mr. Becker
Ned Wertimer	...	Mr. Parsons
Milton Frome	...	Mr. Lufkin
Laurie Main	...	Mr. Reedy
Mary Treen	...	Mercedes
Eddie Quillan	...	Mr. Willoughby
Jeff DeBenning	...	Mr. Rogers
Henry Slate	...	Mr. Slate
Byron Webster	...	Mr. Webster
Burt Mustin	...	Regent Appleby
Arthur Space	...	Regent Shaw
Bill Zuckert	...	Policeman
Larry J. Blake	...	Pete
William Bakewell	...	Professor
Art Metrano	...	TV Color Man
Peter Renaday	...	Reporter (as Pete Renoudet)
Lennie Weinrib	...	State Coach
Danny Wells	...	Drummer
James Beach	...	TV Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Francis De Sales	...	Regent (uncredited)
Barry Greenberg	...	Elmer - Student (uncredited)
Jack Griffin	...	Driving Cop (uncredited)
Harry Holcombe	...	Regent (uncredited)
John Holland	...	Regent (uncredited)
Jack Manning	...	Krinkle Krunch Executive (uncredited)
Tyler McVey	...	Regent (uncredited)
Tony Regan	...	Crumply Crunch Executive (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo	...	Crumply Crunch Executive (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre	...	Crumply Crunch Executive (uncredited)

Directed by
Vincent McEveety

Writing credits
Joseph L. McEveety		(written by) &
Herman Groves		(written by)

Produced by
Bill Anderson	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert F. Brunner

Cinematography by
Andrew Jackson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Cotton Warburton

Art Direction by
John B. Mansbridge
Jack Senter

Set Decoration by
William F. Calvert		(as Bill Calvert)

Makeup Department
La Rue Matheron	....	hair stylist (as LaRue Matheron)
Robert J. Schiffer	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Richard Caffey	....	unit manager (as Dick Caffey)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Caffey	....	assistant director (as Dick Caffey)
Pat Kehoe	....	second assistant director
Arthur J. Vitarelli	....	second unit director

Sound Department
George Ronconi	....	sound mixer
Herb Taylor	....	sound supervisor

Special Effects by
Art Cruickshank	....	special effects
Danny Lee	....	special effects
Hans Metz	....	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Denny Arnold	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Ashby	....	stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Dick Warlock	....	stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chuck Keehne	....	costumes
Emily Sundby	....	costumes

Music Department
Evelyn Kennedy	....	music editor
Walter Sheets	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Guy Deel	....	title designer
Art Stevens	....	title designer

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista Distribution Company (1975) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Walt Disney Home Video (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Certification:

Canada:F (Ontario) | USA:G | UK:U | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Roy Roberts' final film.

Quotes:

The Policewoman:Dean Higgins, here's a thought, if the dog came back in only fifteen minutes, why don't you send the dog out to look for the boy?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

Great Comedy

Enjoyed viewing this very comical film dealing with a group of college students performing various tests in their school laboratory classes. Kurt Russell, (Dexter Riley) tries out a chemical he discovered by mistake and pours it on his cereal which he gives to a cow and eats some of it himself. The dean of the college is Higgins, (Joe Flynn) who is not very happy with this class spending all kinds of money on these experiments, but when he finds out it gives off a very special power of superhuman strength, Higgins decides to sell this formula to a cereal company. There are great veteran stars, Cesar Romero, (A J Arno), Phil Silvers, (Kringle) who gave great supporting roles along with Joe Flynn who had a short career dying at the age of 50 years of age. Great entertainment.