The Jerk (1979)
A rags to riches to rags story.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 34m
- Director Carl Reiner
- Genres Comedy
- Rating 6.9/10 (932 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Steve Martin
as Navin R. Johnson
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Bernadette Peters
as Marie Kimble Johnson
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Catlin Adams
as Patty Bernstein
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Mabel King
as Mother
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Richard Ward
as Father
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Carl Gottlieb
as Iron Balls McGinty
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Dick Anthony Williams
as Taj
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Bill Macy
as Stan Fox
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M. Emmet Walsh
as Madman
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Dick O'Neill
as Frosty
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Maurice Evans
as Hobart
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Helena Carroll
as Hester
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Ren Woods
as Elvira
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Pepe Serna
as Punk #1
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Sonny Terry
as Blues Singer
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Brownie McGhee
as Blues Singer
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Jackie Mason
as Harry Hartounian
- Sharon Johansen as Lenore Hartounian
Crew
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Carl Reiner
Director
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Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography
- Bud Molin Editor
- Ron Spang Editor
- Jack Elliott Original Music Composer
- David V. Picker Producer
- William E. McEuen Producer
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Steve Martin
Screenplay
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Carl Gottlieb
Screenplay
- Michael Elias Screenplay
