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    The Jerk

    94'

    1979-12-14

    6.8

    A rags to riches to rags story.

    Comedy

    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.

    WritingCarl GottliebDirectingCarl Reiner

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    Cast

    2

    Navin R. Johnson

    Steve Martin

    2

    Marie Kimble Johnson

    Bernadette Peters

    2

    Patty Bernstein

    Catlin Adams

    1

    Mother

    Mabel King

    1

    Father

    Richard Ward

    2

    Iron Balls McGinty

    Carl Gottlieb

    1

    Taj

    Dick Anthony Williams

    1

    Stan Fox

    Bill Macy

    3

    Madman

    M. Emmet Walsh

    1

    Frosty

    Dick O'Neill

    1

    Hobart

    Maurice Evans

    1

    Hester

    Helena Carroll

    1

    Elvira

    Ren Woods

    2

    Punk #1

    Pepe Serna

    1

    Blues Singer

    Sonny Terry

    1

    Blues Singer

    Brownie McGhee

    1

    Harry Hartounian

    Jackie Mason

    1

    Lenore Hartounian

    Sharon Johansen

    1

    Con Man

    Gene LeBell

    2

    Carl Reiner the Celebrity

    Carl Reiner

    2

    Circus Hand (uncredited)

    Larry Hankin

    2

    Carnival Worker (uncredited)

    Howard Hesseman

    3

    Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)

    Rob Reiner

    1

    Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)

    Gailard Sartain

    1

    Con Man

    Lenny Montana

    3

    Judge M.A. Loring

    William Schallert

    1

    Bank Manager

    David Landsberg

    1

    Father De Cordoba

    Domingo Ambriz

    1

    Con Man

    Richard Foronjy

    1

    Announcer

    Clete Roberts

    1

    Grandma Johnson

    Frances E. Williams

    1

    Cleotis Johnson

    Lydia McGhee

    1

    Satch Johnson

    Niko Denise Holmes

    1

    Pierre Johnson

    Shawn Harris

    1

    Leroy Johnson (as Niles Harris)

    Nyles Harris

    1

    Lisa Johnson

    Susan Denise Harrison

    1

    Fireman

    Douglas S. Close

    1

    Punk

    Trinidad Silva

    1

    Bride

    Alston Ahern

    1

    Father of the Bride

    Lawrence Green

    2

    Carnival Rube

    Ken Magee

    1

    Tourist

    Tom J. Delaney

    1

    Irving

    Alfred Dennis

    1

    Farm Boy

    Marc Loge

    1

    Billy

    Jon Leichter

    1

    Tillie

    Lillian Adams

    2

    Voodoo Dancer

    Joe Lynn

    1

    French Waiter

    Maurice Marsac

    1

    Con Man

    Fred Lerner

    1

    Man in Garden

    Jerry G. Velasco

    1

    Disco Party

    Kimberly Cameron

    1

    Disco Party

    Elizabeth Macey

    1

    Disco Party

    Richie Reiner

    1

    Disco Party

    Daniel Trevor

    1

    Bailiff (uncredited)

    Benjie Bancroft

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    Details:

    • Budget: 4000000
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 100000000
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Universal Pictures
      2. Aspen Film Society
    • Vote Count: 946
    • Popularity: 3.6707
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Jerk

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