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The Jerk

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.

1979 |1h 34m |  Comedy

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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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Mabel King

Mother

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Richard Ward

Father

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Carl Gottlieb

Iron Balls McGinty

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Dick Anthony Williams

Taj

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Bill Macy

Stan Fox

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M. Emmet Walsh

Madman

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Dick O'Neill

Frosty

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Maurice Evans

Hobart

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Helena Carroll

Hester

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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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Gene LeBell

Con Man

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Carl Reiner

Self

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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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Lenny Montana

Con Man

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William Schallert

Judge M.A. Loring

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$4,000,000.00

Revenue

$100,000,000.00