The Jerk

The Jerk (1979)

A rags to riches to rags story.

Comedy

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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  • Release Date: 1979-12-14
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Director: Carl Reiner

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Cast

  • Steve Martin

    Navin R. Johnson

  • Bernadette Peters

    Marie Kimble Johnson

  • Catlin Adams

    Patty Bernstein

  • Mabel King

    Mother

  • Richard Ward

    Father

  • Carl Gottlieb

    Iron Balls McGinty

  • 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

  • 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

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