A slick promoter in the bodybuilding subculture of Venice Beach, California, finds what he considers a diamond in the rough: a dedicated but somewhat mentally challenged young man who wants to win bodybuilding championships, but needs some help and direction--and the promoter thinks he's just the one to do it.
Richard Hatch
Kay Lenz
Jeanette Nolan
Joe Santos
Jack Carter
Veronica Hamel
Kenneth McMillan
Franco Columbu
Frank Zane
Tim Kimber
Bobby Van
Walter Burke
Sam Laws
Paul Bartel
Paul Bryar
Steve Davis
James Hong
Don Hanmer
Paddy Jerome
Bill Taylor
Larry Jacobs
Stacy Bentley
Claude Stern
Lisa Lyon
Tom Platz