The Jerk
Comedy
Release Date
December 14, 1979
Duration
94 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts
Navin R. Johnson
Steve Martin
Marie Kimble Johnson
Bernadette Peters
Patty Bernstein
Catlin Adams
Mother
Mabel King
Father
Richard Ward
Iron Balls McGinty
Carl Gottlieb
Taj
Dick Anthony Williams
Stan Fox
Bill Macy
Madman
M. Emmet Walsh
Frosty
Dick O'Neill
Hobart
Maurice Evans
Hester
Helena Carroll
Elvira
Ren Woods
Punk #1
Pepe Serna
Blues Singer
Sonny Terry
Blues Singer
Brownie McGhee
Harry Hartounian
Jackie Mason
Lenore Hartounian
Sharon Johansen
Con Man
Gene LeBell
Carl Reiner the Celebrity
Carl Reiner
Circus Hand (uncredited)
Larry Hankin
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Howard Hesseman
Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
Rob Reiner
Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Gailard Sartain
Con Man
Lenny Montana
Judge M.A. Loring
William Schallert
Bank Manager
David Landsberg
Father De Cordoba
Domingo Ambriz
Con Man
Richard Foronjy
Announcer
Clete Roberts
Grandma Johnson
Frances E. Williams
Cleotis Johnson
Lydia McGhee
Satch Johnson
Niko Denise Holmes
Pierre Johnson
Shawn Harris
Leroy Johnson (as Niles Harris)
Nyles Harris
Lisa Johnson
Susan Denise Harrison
Fireman
Douglas S. Close
Punk
Trinidad Silva
Bride
Alston Ahern
Father of the Bride
Lawrence Green
Carnival Rube
Ken Magee
Tourist
Tom J. Delaney
Irving
Alfred Dennis
Farm Boy
Marc Loge
Billy
Jon Leichter
Tillie
Lillian Adams
Voodoo Dancer
Joe Lynn
French Waiter
Maurice Marsac
Con Man
Fred Lerner
Man in Garden
Jerry G. Velasco
Disco Party
Kimberly Cameron
Disco Party
Elizabeth Macey
Disco Party
Richie Reiner
Disco Party
Daniel Trevor
Bailiff (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
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