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The Jerk

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.

Release Date: 1979-12-14

Original Language: en

Genres: Comedy

Rating:

Popularity:

8.509

Cast Members

Steve Martin

Navin R. Johnson

Bernadette Peters

Marie Kimble Johnson

Catlin Adams

Patty Bernstein

Carl Gottlieb

Iron Balls McGinty

Bill Macy

Stan Fox

Pepe Serna

Punk #1

Sonny Terry

Blues Singer

Brownie McGhee

Blues Singer

Jackie Mason

Harry Hartounian

Larry Hankin

Circus Hand (uncredited)

Howard Hesseman

Carnival Worker (uncredited)

Rob Reiner

Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)

Gailard Sartain

Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)

William Schallert

Judge M.A. Loring