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Film / 1979
The Jerk
Directed by
Carl Reiner
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.
The story
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.
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Cast
Steve MartinNavin R. Johnson
Bernadette PetersMarie Kimble Johnson
Catlin AdamsPatty Bernstein
Mabel KingMother
Richard WardFather
Carl GottliebIron Balls McGinty
Dick Anthony WilliamsTaj
Bill MacyStan Fox
M. Emmet WalshMadman
Dick O'NeillFrosty
Maurice EvansHobart
Helena CarrollHester
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Ren WoodsElvira
Pepe SernaPunk #1
Sonny TerryBlues Singer
Brownie McGheeBlues Singer
Jackie MasonHarry Hartounian
Sharon JohansenLenore Hartounian
Gene LeBellCon Man
Carl ReinerCarl Reiner the Celebrity
Larry HankinCircus Hand (uncredited)
Howard HessemanCarnival Worker (uncredited)
Rob ReinerTruck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
Gailard SartainGuy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Lenny MontanaCon Man
William SchallertJudge M.A. Loring
David LandsbergBank Manager
Domingo AmbrizFather De Cordoba
Richard ForonjyCon Man
Clete RobertsAnnouncer
Frances E. WilliamsGrandma Johnson
Lydia McGheeCleotis Johnson
Niko Denise HolmesSatch Johnson
Shawn HarrisPierre Johnson
Nyles HarrisLeroy Johnson (as Niles Harris)
Susan Denise HarrisonLisa Johnson
Douglas S. CloseFireman
Trinidad SilvaPunk
Alston AhernBride
Lawrence GreenFather of the Bride
Ken MageeCarnival Rube
Tom J. DelaneyTourist
Alfred DennisIrving
Marc LogeFarm Boy
Jon LeichterBilly
Lillian AdamsTillie
Joe LynnVoodoo Dancer
Maurice MarsacFrench Waiter
Fred LernerCon Man
Jerry G. VelascoMan in Garden
Kimberly CameronDisco Party
Elizabeth MaceyDisco Party
Richie ReinerDisco Party
Daniel TrevorDisco Party
Benjie BancroftBailiff (uncredited)
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