The Jerk (1979)
Ratings:
6.9 (TMDb)
Released:
1979-12-14
Runtime:
1h 34m
Genres:
Comedy
Countries:
United States of America
Director:
Carl Reiner
Actors:
Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward, Carl Gottlieb, Dick Anthony Williams, Bill Macy
Synopsis
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.