The Jerk
1979 • Comedy
6.898 (835)
Carl Reiner
Director
Status
Released
Release date
December 14, 1979
Duration
94 Min
Language
en
Popularity
1.7628
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$100,000,000
Overview
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.
Cast
Steve Martin
Bernadette Peters
Catlin Adams
Mabel King
Richard Ward
Carl Gottlieb
Bill Macy
M. Emmet Walsh
Dick O'Neill
Maurice Evans
Helena Carroll
Ren Woods
Pepe Serna
Sonny Terry
Brownie McGhee
Jackie Mason
Gene LeBell
Carl Reiner
Larry Hankin
Howard Hesseman
Rob Reiner
Gailard Sartain
Lenny Montana
William Schallert
