The Jerk

The Jerk

1979
1h 34m
6.9

6.9/10

894 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy

"A rags to riches to rags story."

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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Status: Released

Budget: $4,000,000

Revenue: $100,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Universal Pictures Aspen Film Society
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date December 14, 1979
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0079367

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

Key Crew

Carl Gottlieb
Screenplay
Carl Reiner
Director
Steve Martin
Screenplay
Michael Elias
Screenplay
David V. Picker
Producer
William E. McEuen
Producer