The Jerk
1979 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.9
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.
Also known as Jerk, The
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-12-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (904 votes)
Themes
- blow
- neominstrelsy
- phone book
- sharecropper
- tennis court
Cast & crew
Steve Martin
as Navin R. Johnson
Bernadette Peters
as Marie Kimble Johnson
Catlin Adams
as Patty Bernstein
Mabel King
as Mother
Richard Ward
as Father
Carl Gottlieb
as Iron Balls McGinty
Dick Anthony Williams
as Taj
Bill Macy
as Stan Fox
M. Emmet Walsh
as Madman
Dick O'Neill
as Frosty
Directed by Carl Reiner