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The Jerk

A rags to riches to rags story.

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The Jerk — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • December 14, 1979
  • Runtime
  • 94 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy
  • Director
  • Carl Reiner

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The Jerk — Cast

Steve Martin photo Steve Martin Navin R. Johnson Bernadette Peters photo Bernadette Peters Marie Kimble Johnson Catlin Adams photo Catlin Adams Patty Bernstein Mabel King photo Mabel King Mother Richard Ward photo Richard Ward Father Carl Gottlieb photo Carl Gottlieb Iron Balls McGinty Dick Anthony Williams photo Dick Anthony Williams Taj Bill Macy photo Bill Macy Stan Fox

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