The Jerk
“A rags to riches to rags story.”
1979•R•1h 34m•6.9•Released
Comedy
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
Writer
Carl Gottlieb, Steve Martin, Michael Elias
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$100M
Languages
English
Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast
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
Maurice Evans
Hobart
Helena Carroll
Hester
Ren Woods
Elvira
Pepe Serna
Punk #1
Sonny Terry
Blues Singer
Production
Company
Universal Pictures
Company
Aspen Film Society
Producer
David V. Picker
Producer
William E. McEuen
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