The Jerk (1979)
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.
Director:
Carl Reiner
Writers:
Carl Gottlieb, Steve Martin, Michael Elias.
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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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Mabel King as Mother |
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Richard Ward as Father |
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Carl Gottlieb as Iron Balls McGinty |
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Dick Anthony Williams as Taj |
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Bill Macy as Stan Fox |
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M. Emmet Walsh as Madman |
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Dick O'Neill as Frosty |
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Maurice Evans as Hobart |
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Helena Carroll as Hester |
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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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Sharon Johansen as Lenore Hartounian |
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Gene LeBell as Con Man |
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Carl Reiner as Carl Reiner the Celebrity |
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Larry Hankin as Circus Hand (uncredited) |
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Howard Hesseman as Carnival Worker (uncredited) |
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Rob Reiner as Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited) |
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Gailard Sartain as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited) |
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Lenny Montana as Con Man |
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William Schallert as Judge M.A. Loring |
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David Landsberg as Bank Manager |
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Domingo Ambriz as Father De Cordoba |
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Richard Foronjy as Con Man |
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Clete Roberts as Announcer |
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Frances E. Williams as Grandma Johnson |
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Lydia McGhee as Cleotis Johnson |
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Niko Denise Holmes as Satch Johnson |
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Shawn Harris as Pierre Johnson |
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Nyles Harris as Leroy Johnson (as Niles Harris) |
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Susan Denise Harrison as Lisa Johnson |
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Douglas S. Close as Fireman |
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Trinidad Silva as Punk |
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Alston Ahern as Bride |
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Lawrence Green as Father of the Bride |
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Ken Magee as Carnival Rube |
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Tom J. Delaney as Tourist |
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Alfred Dennis as Irving |
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Marc Loge as Farm Boy |
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Jon Leichter as Billy |
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Lillian Adams as Tillie |
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Joe Lynn as Voodoo Dancer |
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Maurice Marsac as French Waiter |
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Fred Lerner as Con Man |
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Jerry G. Velasco as Man in Garden |
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Kimberly Cameron as Disco Party |
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Elizabeth Macey as Disco Party |
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Richie Reiner as Disco Party |
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Daniel Trevor as Disco Party |
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Benjie Bancroft as Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Writing | Carl Gottlieb | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jack Elliott | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Bud Molin | Editor |
| Directing | Carl Reiner | Director |
| Writing | Steve Martin | Screenplay |
| Crew | Diane Peterson | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | April Ferry | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Debbie Evans | Stunts |
| Production | Peter Macgregor-Scott | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Michael Elias | Screenplay |
| Editing | Ron Spang | Editor |
| Art | Richard C. Goddard | Set Decoration |
| Production | Geno Havens | Casting |
| Production | David V. Picker | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theadora Van Runkle | Costume Design |
| Camera | Victor J. Kemper | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jack T. Collis | Production Design |
| Production | William E. McEuen | Producer |
| Production | Penny Perry | Casting |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
