The Jerk
R 1979-12-14 (US) • Comedy • 94minutes • Play Trailer
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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Steve Martin

Navin R. Johnson

Bernadette Peters

Marie Kimble Johnson

Catlin Adams

Patty Bernstein

Mabel King

Mother

Richard Ward

Father

Carl Gottlieb

Iron Balls McGinty

Dick Anthony Williams

Taj

Bill Macy

Stan Fox

M. Emmet Walsh

Madman

Dick O'Neill

Frosty

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Status

Released

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$100,000,000

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