The Jerk
7.5 Score
Budget$4M
Box office$100M
LanguageEN
CountriesUnited States of America
1979 1h 34m R Comedy

The Jerk

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.

Crew
Director Carl Reiner Screenplay Steve Martin Screenplay Carl Gottlieb Screenplay Michael Elias

Top 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

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