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The Jerk (1979)

• R
• December 14, 1979
• 1h 34m

• Comedy

“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.

Director

Carl Reiner

Writers

Carl Gottlieb, Steve Martin, Michael Elias

Starring

Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams