The Jerk

The Jerk (1979)

A rags to riches to rags story.

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.

Date of release
1979-12-14
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (940)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Carl Reiner

Casting

  • 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

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