The Jerk

The Jerk

The Jerk

A rags to riches to rags story.

Dec 14, 1979 · 1h 34m · Comedy

⭐ 6.9· 890 votes

Director Carl Reiner

Writer Carl Gottlieb

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Part of the The Jerk Collection

The Jerk

The Jerk

Dec 14, 1979

The Jerk, Too

The Jerk, Too

Jan 6, 1984

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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Cast

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

Maurice Evans

Maurice Evans

Hobart

Helena Carroll

Helena Carroll

Hester

Ren Woods

Ren Woods

Elvira

Pepe Serna

Pepe Serna

Punk #1

Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry

Blues Singer