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The Jerk

The Jerk

A rags to riches to rags story.

Part of The Jerk Collection

1979•1h 34m•6.9/10
Comedy

Ratings

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6.9/10(879)

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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Production

Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Navin R. Johnson

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters

Marie Kimble Johnson

Catlin Adams

Catlin Adams

Patty Bernstein

Mabel King

Mabel King

Mother

Richard Ward

Richard Ward

Father

Carl Gottlieb

Carl Gottlieb

Iron Balls McGinty

Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

Taj

Bill Macy

Bill Macy

Stan Fox

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Madman

Dick O'Neill

Dick O'Neill

Frosty

Maurice Evans

Maurice Evans

Hobart

Helena Carroll

Helena Carroll

Hester

Ren Woods

Ren Woods

Elvira

Pepe Serna

Pepe Serna

Punk #1

Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry

Blues Singer

Brownie McGhee

Brownie McGhee

Blues Singer

Jackie Mason

Jackie Mason

Harry Hartounian

Sharon Johansen

Lenore Hartounian

Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

Con Man

Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner the Celebrity

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