The Jerk
The Jerk

The Jerk

“A rags to riches to rags story.”

1979 PG-13 1h 34m 6.9 (946) Released
Director Carl Reiner
Screenplay / Story Steve Martin
Music Composer Jack Elliott
Cinematography Victor J. Kemper

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 Budget $4,000,000
Worldwide Box Office $100,000,000
Original Language EN
Production Country United States of America
Content Rating PG-13
Release Status Released

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Top 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

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