After discovering he’s not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson runs off on a hilarious misadventure in this comedy classic that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags 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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Movie Details: The Jerk
| Title | The Jerk |
| Genre(s) | Comedy |
| Release | December 14, 1979 |
| Overview | After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson runs off on a hilarious misadventure in this comedy classic that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags 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. |
| Language(s) | English |
| Director | Carl Reiner |
| Casts | Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward, Carl Gottlieb, Dick Anthony Williams, 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 |
| Duration | 1 Hour and 34 Minutes |
| Rating | 6.9 |
