The Jerk
1979-12-14
.94 min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
1979-12-14
Runtime
94 min
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$100,000,000
Language
English
Status
Released
Genre
Production
Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society
Directors
Producers
CASTS
Steve Martin
Navin R. Johnson
Bernadette Peters
Marie Kimble Johnson
Catlin Adams
Patty Bernstein
Mabel King
Mother
Richard Ward
Father
Dick Anthony Williams
Taj
Bill Macy
Stan Fox
M. Emmet Walsh
Madman
Dick O'Neill
Frosty
Maurice Evans
Hobart
Helena Carroll
Hester
Ren Woods
Elvira
Pepe Serna
Punk #1
Sonny Terry
Blues Singer
Brownie McGhee
Blues Singer
Jackie Mason
Harry Hartounian
Sharon Johansen
Lenore Hartounian
Gene LeBell
Con Man
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner the Celebrity
Larry Hankin
Circus Hand (uncredited)
Howard Hesseman
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Gailard Sartain
Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Lenny Montana
Con Man
William Schallert
Judge M.A. Loring
David Landsberg
Bank Manager
Domingo Ambriz
Father De Cordoba
Richard Foronjy
Con Man
Clete Roberts
Announcer
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
Trinidad Silva
Punk
Alston Ahern
Bride
Lawrence Green
Father of the Bride
Ken Magee
Carnival Rube
Tom J. Delaney
Tourist
Alfred Dennis
Irving
Marc Loge
Farm Boy
Jon Leichter
Billy
Lillian Adams
Tillie
Joe Lynn
Voodoo Dancer
Maurice Marsac
French Waiter
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)
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