Story Line
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.
“The biggest dumbbell on campus... and the secret formula got it off the ground!”
Top Cast
Kurt Russell
Dexter Riley
Joe Flynn
Dean Higgins
Eve Arden
Harriet
Cesar Romero
A.J. Arno
Phil Silvers
Krinkle
Dick Van Patten
Harry
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Rating
6.2/ 10
Release Date
1975-02-06
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
ComedyFamily
Part of the Series
Dexter Riley Collection
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User Reviews (2)
Wuchak
4/10
•5/7/2018Some 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...
r96sk
6/10
•8/3/2020Worst 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...