The Jerk

The Jerk (1979)

A rags to riches to rags story.

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1979-12-14
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 863 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Carl Reiner
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From 863 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Steve Martin

    as Navin R. Johnson

  • Bernadette Peters

    as Marie Kimble Johnson

  • Catlin Adams

    as Patty Bernstein

  • Mabel King

    as Mother

  • Richard Ward

    as Father

  • Carl Gottlieb

    as Iron Balls McGinty

  • Dick Anthony Williams

    as Taj

  • Bill Macy

    as Stan Fox

  • M. Emmet Walsh

    as Madman

  • Dick O'Neill

    as Frosty

  • Maurice Evans

    as Hobart

  • Helena Carroll

    as Hester

  • Ren Woods

    as Elvira

  • Pepe Serna

    as Punk #1

  • Sonny Terry

    as Blues Singer

  • Brownie McGhee

    as Blues Singer

  • Jackie Mason

    as Harry Hartounian

  • Sharon Johansen

    as Lenore Hartounian

  • Gene LeBell

    as Con Man

  • Carl Reiner

    as Carl Reiner the Celebrity

  • Larry Hankin

    as Circus Hand (uncredited)

  • Howard Hesseman

    as Carnival Worker (uncredited)

  • Rob Reiner

    as Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)

  • Gailard Sartain

    as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)

  • Lenny Montana

    as Con Man

  • William Schallert

    as Judge M.A. Loring

  • David Landsberg

    as Bank Manager

  • Domingo Ambriz

    as Father De Cordoba

  • Richard Foronjy

    as Con Man

  • Clete Roberts

    as Announcer

  • Frances E. Williams

    as Grandma Johnson

  • Lydia McGhee

    as Cleotis Johnson

  • Niko Denise Holmes

    as Satch Johnson

  • Shawn Harris

    as Pierre Johnson

  • Nyles Harris

    as Leroy Johnson (as Niles Harris)

  • Susan Denise Harrison

    as Lisa Johnson

  • Douglas S. Close

    as Fireman

  • Trinidad Silva

    as Punk

  • Alston Ahern

    as Bride

  • Lawrence Green

    as Father of the Bride

  • Ken Magee

    as Carnival Rube

  • Tom J. Delaney

    as Tourist

  • Alfred Dennis

    as Irving

  • Marc Loge

    as Farm Boy

  • Jon Leichter

    as Billy

  • Lillian Adams

    as Tillie

  • Joe Lynn

    as Voodoo Dancer

  • Maurice Marsac

    as French Waiter

  • Fred Lerner

    as Con Man

  • Jerry G. Velasco

    as Man in Garden

  • Kimberly Cameron

    as Disco Party

  • Elizabeth Macey

    as Disco Party

  • Richie Reiner

    as Disco Party

  • Daniel Trevor

    as Disco Party

  • Benjie Bancroft

    as Bailiff (uncredited)
Directing Carl Reiner Director
Writing Steve Martin Screenplay
Writing Carl Gottlieb Screenplay
Sound Jack Elliott Original Music Composer
Editing Bud Molin Editor
Crew Diane Peterson Stunts
Costume & Make-Up April Ferry Costume Supervisor
Crew Conrad E. Palmisano Stunt Coordinator
Crew Debbie Evans Stunts
Production David V. Picker Producer
Costume & Make-Up Theadora Van Runkle Costume Design
Production Peter Macgregor-Scott Associate Producer
Editing Ron Spang Editor
Art Richard C. Goddard Set Decoration
Production William E. McEuen Producer
Production Penny Perry Casting
Writing Michael Elias Screenplay
Production Geno Havens Casting
Camera Victor J. Kemper Director of Photography
Art Jack T. Collis Production Design
Crew Jeannie Epper Stunts

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