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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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

Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography
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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