The Jerk (1979)

"A rags to riches to rags story."

6.9 December 14, 1979 1h 34m 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.

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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

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