The Jerk (1979)

  • R
  • 12/14/1979 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 34m

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.

Carl Gottlieb

Screenplay

Carl Reiner

Director

Steve Martin

Screenplay

Michael Elias

Screenplay

Cast

Steve Martin's headshot

Steve Martin

Navin R. Johnson
Bernadette Peters's headshot

Bernadette Peters

Marie Kimble Johnson
Catlin Adams's headshot

Catlin Adams

Patty Bernstein
Mabel King's headshot

Mabel King

Mother
Richard Ward's headshot

Richard Ward

Father
Carl Gottlieb's headshot

Carl Gottlieb

Iron Balls McGinty
Dick Anthony Williams's headshot

Dick Anthony Williams

Taj
Bill Macy's headshot

Bill Macy

Stan Fox

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