The Jerk
A rags to riches to rags story.
1979-12-14 | 94 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Steve MartinNavin R. Johnson
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Bernadette PetersMarie Kimble Johnson
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Catlin AdamsPatty Bernstein
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Mabel KingMother
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Richard WardFather
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Carl GottliebIron Balls McGinty
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Dick Anthony WilliamsTaj
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Bill MacyStan Fox
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M. Emmet WalshMadman
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Dick O'NeillFrosty
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Maurice EvansHobart
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Helena CarrollHester
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Ren WoodsElvira
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Pepe SernaPunk #1
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Sonny TerryBlues Singer
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Brownie McGheeBlues Singer
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Jackie MasonHarry Hartounian
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Gene LeBellCon Man
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Carl ReinerSelf
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Larry HankinCircus Hand (uncredited)
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