The Jerk
The Jerk
Release: 1979-12-14
·Runtime: 94m
·★ 6.9
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Aspen Film Society
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Helena Carroll
as Hester
Jackie Mason
as Harry Hartounian
William Schallert
as Judge M.A. Loring
Alfred Dennis
as Irving
Lillian Adams
as Tillie
Mabel King
as Mother
Ren Woods
as Elvira
Maurice Evans
as Hobart
Sonny Terry
as Blues Singer
Larry Hankin
as Circus Hand (uncredited)
Domingo Ambriz
as Father De Cordoba
Richard Ward
as Father
Dick O'Neill
as Frosty
David Landsberg
as Bank Manager
Maurice Marsac
as French Waiter
Dick Anthony Williams
as Taj
M. Emmet Walsh
as Madman
Lenny Montana
as Con Man
Richard Foronjy
as Con Man
Frances E. Williams
as Grandma Johnson
Pepe Serna
as Punk #1
Bernadette Peters
as Marie Kimble Johnson
Bill Macy
as Stan Fox
Gene LeBell
as Con Man
Ken Magee
as Carnival Rube
Carl Gottlieb
as Iron Balls McGinty
Carl Reiner
as Carl Reiner the Celebrity
Rob Reiner
as Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
Fred Lerner
as Con Man
Steve Martin
as Navin R. Johnson
Catlin Adams
as Patty Bernstein
Brownie McGhee
as Blues Singer
Howard Hesseman
as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Gailard Sartain
as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Trinidad Silva
as Punk
