The Jerk

"A rags to riches to rags story."

1979 ★ 6.9 94 min R IMDb English Carl Reiner
Universal Pictures

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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.

Comedy

Top 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

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