The Jerk
(1979)

A rags to riches to rags story.

Released: 1979-12-14

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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

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Bernadette Peters

as Marie Kimble Johnson

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Catlin Adams

as Patty Bernstein

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Carl Gottlieb

as Iron Balls McGinty

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Ren Woods

as Elvira

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Pepe Serna

as Punk #1

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Sonny Terry

as Blues Singer

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Brownie McGhee

as Blues Singer

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Jackie Mason

as Harry Hartounian

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Gene LeBell

as Con Man

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Larry Hankin

as Circus Hand (uncredited)

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