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The Jerk

69 %|Dec 14, 1979|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 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.

Featured Crew

Carl Reiner
Director
Steve Martin
Screenplay
Carl Gottlieb
Screenplay
Jack Elliott
Original Music Composer
Bud Molin
Editor
Diane Peterson
Stunts
April Ferry
Costume Supervisor
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator

Cast

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Steve Martin
Navin R. Johnson
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Bernadette Peters
Marie Kimble Johnson
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Catlin Adams
Patty Bernstein
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Carl Gottlieb
Iron Balls McGinty
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Bill Macy
Stan Fox
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Ren Woods
Elvira
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Pepe Serna
Punk #1
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Sonny Terry
Blues Singer
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Brownie McGhee
Blues Singer
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Jackie Mason
Harry Hartounian
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Larry Hankin
Circus Hand (uncredited)
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Howard Hesseman
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
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Rob Reiner
Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
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Gailard Sartain
Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
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William Schallert
Judge M.A. Loring