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The Jerk

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson runs off on a hilarious misadventure in this comedy classic that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags 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

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Universal Pictures,Aspen Film Society

Awards

1 nomination.

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Navin

Marie

Bernadette Peters

Patty Bernstein

Mother

Father

Taj

Dick Anthony Williams

Stan Fox

Madman

Frosty

Hobart

Hester

Elvira

Punk #1

Blues Singer

Blues Singer (as Brownie McGee)

Harry Hartounian

Bank Manager

David Landsberg

Father De Cordoba

Con Man

Richard Foronjy

Con Man

Iron Balls McGinty

Announcer

Grandma Johnson

Frances E. Williams

Cleotis Johnson

Satch Johnson

Niko Denise Holmes

Pierre Johnson

Leroy Johnson (as Niles Harris)

Lisa Johnson

Susan Denise Harrison

Fireman

Douglas S. Close

Mrs. Hartounian

Sharon Johansen

Punk

Bride

Father of Bride

Carnival Rube

Tourist

Irving

Farm Boy

Billy

Tillie

Voodoo Dancer

French Waiter

Con Man (as Gene Lebell)

Con Man

Man in Garden

Jerry G. Velasco

Disco Party

Kimberly Cameron

Disco Party

Elizabeth Macey

Disco Party

Disco Party

Carl Reiner The Celebrity

Extra in 'Cat Juggling' Scene

Minor Role

Raven Grey Eagle

Circus Hand

Bum

Carnival Worker

Howard Hesseman

Bag Lady

Truck Driver Picking Up Navin

Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats

Gailard Sartain

Judge M.A. Loring

William Schallert

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Navin R. Johnson Navin Mother Marie Grandma Johnson Father Stan Fox Carnival Rube Farm Boy Harry Hartounian Frosty Patty Bernstein Punk #1 Punk Hobart Truck Driver Picking Up Navin

I once had wealth - The Jerk

I once had wealth

Lord loves a working man - The Jerk

Lord loves a working man

HE'S NOT CARNIVAL PERSONNEL - The Jerk

HE'S NOT CARNIVAL PERSONNEL

Iron Balls McGinty - The Jerk

Iron Balls McGinty

I'll guess your weight - The Jerk

I'll guess your weight

Huh? - The Jerk

Huh? - The Jerk

I'm not? - The Jerk

Uh, Navin... - The Jerk

That's it, darlin'. - The Jerk

That's it, darlin'.

(male announcer)
And that concludes
this Sunday Night Gospel Hour - The Jerk

(male announcer) And that concludes this Sunday Night Gospel...

Lord loves a workin' man - The Jerk

Lord loves a workin' man

Oh, I sure do miss Navin. - The Jerk

Oh, I sure do miss Navin.

I'm hitchhiking - The Jerk

I'm hitchhiking

Thanks for the company. - The Jerk

Thanks for the company.

[Snoring] - The Jerk

Don't call that dog lifesaver - The Jerk

Don't call that dog lifesaver

Man St Louis - The Jerk

I can fix those shocks - The Jerk

I can fix those shocks

[Men laughing] - The Jerk

I got it.
Just send a police car over. - The Jerk

I got it. Just send a police car over.

I'm back. Only,
it's worst than I thought. - The Jerk

I'm back. Only, it's worst than I thought.

Anything else? - The Jerk

Yeah, I'm back. Uh-huh. - The Jerk

Yeah, I'm back. Uh-huh.

The new phone book's here - The Jerk

The new phone book's here

Damn these glasses son - The Jerk

Damn these glasses son

He hates these cans - The Jerk

He hates these cans

[Gun firing] - The Jerk

"Carnival personnel only."
Damn. - The Jerk

"Carnival personnel only." Damn.

Is grandma still farting - The Jerk

Is grandma still farting

I'll guess your weight your height or your sex - The Jerk

I'll guess your weight your height or your sex

The most exciting game on the midway - The Jerk

The most exciting game on the midway

I've already given away eight pencils - The Jerk

I've already given away eight pencils

[Crowd whistling] - The Jerk

[Crowd whistling]

Give me a bite of that corn dog - The Jerk

Give me a bite of that corn dog

(Frosty)
Don't you wear him out. - The Jerk

(Frosty) Don't you wear him out.

What a great place - The Jerk

What a great place

Guess your weight - The Jerk

Guess your weight

Do you know
what I'd like to do? - The Jerk

Do you know what I'd like to do?

My dear family - The Jerk

First I get my name in the phone book - The Jerk

First I get my name in the phone book

Guess your weight - The Jerk

Guess your weight

Hi. - The Jerk

These hoodlums are dangerous - The Jerk

These hoodlums are dangerous

This guy is unbelievable - The Jerk

This guy is unbelievable

That's unbelievable - The Jerk

That's unbelievable

Can I ask you a personal question - The Jerk

Can I ask you a personal question

Do you have a girlfriend? - The Jerk

Do you have a girlfriend?

Well I'd like to think you were available - The Jerk

Well I'd like to think you were available

Marie is a type a person that if you gotta - The Jerk

Marie is a type a person that if you gotta

You belong to me - The Jerk

You belong to me

You look so beautiful and peaceful - The Jerk

You look so beautiful and peaceful

But to me it seems like nine weeks and five days - The Jerk

But to me it seems like nine weeks and five days

I'm picking out a Thermos for you - The Jerk

I'm picking out a Thermos for you

Him? - The Jerk

You're gonna have
to sign for this. - The Jerk

You're gonna have to sign for this.

I will need two pieces of identification - The Jerk

I will need two pieces of identification

"Dear Harry. Guess what? - The Jerk

"Dear Harry. Guess what?

(Navin)
Shithead, come on. - The Jerk

(Navin) Shithead, come on.

There are charity people here to see you - The Jerk

There are charity people here to see you

Could there be a God that would let this happen - The Jerk

Could there be a God that would let this happen

Good Lord. - The Jerk

First they didn't have the bamboo umbrellas for the wine - The Jerk

First they didn't have the bamboo umbrellas for the...

If I had yelled cut on time - The Jerk

If I had yelled cut on time

I don't care about losing all the money - The Jerk

I don't care about losing all the money

Pay to the order of - The Jerk

Pay to the order of

Why are you crying - The Jerk

Why are you crying

I don't wanna puke - The Jerk

I don't wanna puke

And I don't need any of this - The Jerk

And I don't need any of this

(Navin)
So, that's it. - The Jerk

(Navin) So, that's it.

I've heard of him - The Jerk

I've heard of him

It's your birthday - The Jerk

It's your birthday

I was so glad to be going home - The Jerk

I was so glad to be going home

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After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson runs off on a hilarious misadventure in this comedy classic that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags 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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Director: Carl Reiner

Writer: Steve Martin (screenplay), Carl Gottlieb (screenplay), Michael Elias (screenplay), Steve Martin (story), Carl Gottlieb (story)

Production: Universal Pictures,Aspen Film Society

Genre: comedy

Year: 1979

MetaScore: 61/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 14 Dec 1979

Awards: 1 nomination.

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