The Jerk (1979)
The Jerk (1979)
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Plot.
After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Steve Martin
Navin R. Johnson / Screenplay
Bernadette Peters
Marie Kimble Johnson
Catlin Adams
Patty Bernstein
Mabel King
Mother
Richard Ward
Father
Carl Gottlieb
Iron Balls McGinty / Screenplay
Dick Anthony Williams
Taj
Bill Macy
Stan Fox
M. Emmet Walsh
Madman
Dick O'Neill
Frosty
Maurice Evans
Hobart
Helena Carroll
Hester
Ren Woods
Elvira
Pepe Serna
Punk #1
Sonny Terry
Blues Singer
Brownie McGhee
Blues Singer
Jackie Mason
Harry Hartounian
Gene LeBell
Con Man
Carl Reiner
Self / Director
Larry Hankin
Circus Hand (uncredited)
Howard Hesseman
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Rob Reiner
Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
Gailard Sartain
Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Lenny Montana
Con Man
William Schallert
Judge M.A. Loring
Jack Elliott
Original Music Composer
Bud Molin
Editor
Diane Peterson
Stunts
April Ferry
Costume Supervisor
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator
Debbie Evans
Stunts
Peter Macgregor-Scott
Associate Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 14, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingR
Budget$4,000,000
Box Office$100,000,000
Genres
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Wiki.
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and written by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, and Michael Elias (from a story by Martin and Gottlieb). This was Martin's first starring role in a feature film. The film also features Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh, Catlin Adams, Maurice Evans, and Jackie Mason. Critical reviews were mostly positive, and The Jerk was a major financial success.
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