The Jerk
Comedy
6.9
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
Con Man
Gene LeBell
Self
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
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