CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 1h 34m · R
The Jerk

A rags to riches to rags story.

69%(945)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byCarl Reiner

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
EN
Released
December 14, 1979
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$100,000,000
Studios
Universal PicturesAspen Film Society

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1 video
Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner
Written by
Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Carl Gottlieb
Carl Gottlieb
Produced by
David V. Picker
William E. McEuen

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