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The Jerk

The Jerk

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The Jerk

"A rags to riches to rags story."

1979

1h 34m

6.9(921 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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 Companies

Universal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Carl Reiner
Written by: Steve Martin
Carl Gottlieb
Produced by: David V. Picker
William E. McEuen

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