The Jerk, Too

The Jerk, Too (1984)

He’s not stupid. He’s a jerk!

Navin Johnson heads to Los Angeles to attend the wedding of his pen pal, Marie. On the way, he runs across a gang of hobos whose leader, Diesel, takes him to Las Vegas after learning of his skills at poker.

Date of release
1984-01-06
TMDB
4.5 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy, TV Movie
Director
Michael Schultz
Collection
The Jerk Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

The Jerk, Too is a 1984 American made-for-television comedy film starring Mark Blankfield as title character Navin Johnson, in a reworked version of the 1979 Steve Martin film The Jerk. While Martin is credited as "executive producer" of the film, he did not write or appear in the film.

Development

While credited by some as a sequel, The Jerk, Too was written by Ziggy Steinberg and Rocco Urbisci to be a reworked version of the 1979 Steve Martin film. It was intended to serve as a TV pilot, but was never picked up for series. Martin was brought on as an executive producer but did not return as an actor or writer for The Jerk, Too. Mark Blankenfield was brought on to portray the main character, Navin.

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