The Jerk

6.9 1979 94 min
R
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 ric…

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Key details for this title

Director
Carl Reiner
Writers
Carl Gottlieb, Steve Martin, Michael Elias
Classification
R

Cast

The cast behind this title

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
Brownie McGhee Blues Singer
Jackie Mason Harry Hartounian
Sharon Johansen Lenore Hartounian

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