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poster movie The Jerk

The Jerk (1979)

R

1979-12-14

  • Comedy

1h 34m

A rags to riches to rags story.

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.

  • Carl GottliebScreenplay
  • Steve MartinScreenplay
  • Michael EliasScreenplay
  • Carl ReinerDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleThe Jerk

Budget$4,000,000.00

Revenue$100,000,000.00

Casts

  • Profile Steve Martin with character Navin R. Johnson

    Steve Martin

    Navin R. Johnson

  • Profile Bernadette Peters with character Marie Kimble Johnson

    Bernadette Peters

    Marie Kimble Johnson

  • Profile Catlin Adams with character Patty Bernstein

    Catlin Adams

    Patty Bernstein

  • Profile Mabel King with character Mother

    Mabel King

    Mother

  • Profile Richard Ward with character Father

    Richard Ward

    Father

  • Profile Carl Gottlieb with character Iron Balls McGinty

    Carl Gottlieb

    Iron Balls McGinty

  • Profile Dick Anthony Williams with character Taj

    Dick Anthony Williams

    Taj

  • Profile Bill Macy with character Stan Fox

    Bill Macy

    Stan Fox

  • Profile M. Emmet Walsh with character Madman

    M. Emmet Walsh

    Madman

  • Profile Dick O'Neill with character Frosty

    Dick O'Neill

    Frosty

  • Profile Maurice Evans with character Hobart

    Maurice Evans

    Hobart

  • Profile Helena Carroll with character Hester

    Helena Carroll

    Hester

  • Profile Ren Woods with character Elvira

    Ren Woods

    Elvira

  • Profile Pepe Serna with character Punk #1

    Pepe Serna

    Punk #1

  • Profile Sonny Terry with character Blues Singer

    Sonny Terry

    Blues Singer

  • Profile Brownie McGhee with character Blues Singer

    Brownie McGhee

    Blues Singer

  • Profile Jackie Mason with character Harry Hartounian

    Jackie Mason

    Harry Hartounian

  • Sharon Johansen

    Lenore Hartounian

  • Profile Gene LeBell with character Con Man

    Gene LeBell

    Con Man

  • Profile Carl Reiner with character Carl Reiner the Celebrity

    Carl Reiner

    Carl Reiner the Celebrity

  • Profile Larry Hankin with character Circus Hand (uncredited)

    Larry Hankin

    Circus Hand (uncredited)

  • Profile Howard Hesseman with character Carnival Worker (uncredited)

    Howard Hesseman

    Carnival Worker (uncredited)

  • Profile Rob Reiner with character Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)

    Rob Reiner

    Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)

  • Profile Gailard Sartain with character Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)

    Gailard Sartain

    Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)

  • Profile Lenny Montana with character Con Man

    Lenny Montana

    Con Man

  • Profile William Schallert with character Judge M.A. Loring

    William Schallert

    Judge M.A. Loring

  • Profile David Landsberg with character Bank Manager

    David Landsberg

    Bank Manager

  • Profile Domingo Ambriz with character Father De Cordoba

    Domingo Ambriz

    Father De Cordoba

  • Profile Richard Foronjy with character Con Man

    Richard Foronjy

    Con Man

  • Clete Roberts

    Announcer

  • Profile Frances E. Williams with character Grandma Johnson

    Frances E. Williams

    Grandma Johnson

  • Lydia McGhee

    Cleotis Johnson

  • Niko Denise Holmes

    Satch Johnson

  • Shawn Harris

    Pierre Johnson

  • Nyles Harris

    Leroy Johnson (as Niles Harris)

  • Susan Denise Harrison

    Lisa Johnson

  • Douglas S. Close

    Fireman

  • Profile Trinidad Silva with character Punk

    Trinidad Silva

    Punk

  • Alston Ahern

    Bride

  • Lawrence Green

    Father of the Bride

  • Profile Ken Magee with character Carnival Rube

    Ken Magee

    Carnival Rube

  • Tom J. Delaney

    Tourist

  • Profile Alfred Dennis with character Irving

    Alfred Dennis

    Irving

  • Marc Loge

    Farm Boy

  • Jon Leichter

    Billy

  • Profile Lillian Adams with character Tillie

    Lillian Adams

    Tillie

  • Joe Lynn

    Voodoo Dancer

  • Profile Maurice Marsac with character French Waiter

    Maurice Marsac

    French Waiter

  • Profile Fred Lerner with character Con Man

    Fred Lerner

    Con Man

  • Jerry G. Velasco

    Man in Garden

  • Kimberly Cameron

    Disco Party

  • Elizabeth Macey

    Disco Party

  • Richie Reiner

    Disco Party

  • Daniel Trevor

    Disco Party

  • Benjie Bancroft

    Bailiff (uncredited)