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