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The Strongest Man in the World

The biggest dumbbell on campus... and the secret formula got it off the ground!

6.2(78)19751h 32m3

Medfield College science major Dexter Riley and his classmates have been working on a new vitamin compound when a lab accident creates a supercharged mix that ends up in Dexter's cereal box, giving him superhuman strength. The powerful formula comes to the attention of the college dean and two rival cereal companies, touching off a hilarious chain of events.

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Released
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Language
English
Part of Dexter Riley Collection · 3 films
  • experiment
  • milk
  • laboratory
  • strong man

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalG6 Feb 1975
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU8 Apr 1976
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical022 Apr 1976
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG28 Aug 1976

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The Strongest Man in the World was released on 6 February 1975.

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    Wuchak

    5/7/2018

    4/10

    Some highlights, but overall kinda lame RELEASED IN 1975 and directed by Vincent McEveety, "The Strongest Man in the World” chronicles events at a Southern California college where Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell) & his pals inadvertently discover that a concoction of a new chemical mixed with a certain cereal will grant anyone or anything superhuman strength. It’s interesting seeing Kurt when he was so young (23 ye…

  • R

    r96sk

    8/3/2020

    6/10

    Worst of the trilogy. While <em>'The Strongest Man in the World'</em> isn't anything atrocious, it most certainly fails to land on the same level as the two Robert Butler directed films. The plot, which is about strength this time, isn't as finely executed or as entertaining. Kurt Russell (Dexter), the star of the last two productions, barely features in this one. I can see why they kept the focus on Higgins (J…

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