The Jerk

6.9
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 94 min
  • Premiere: 1979. December 14.

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.

Discover

Steve Martin

Navin R. Johnson

Bernadette Peters

Marie Kimble Johnson

Catlin Adams

Patty Bernstein

Mabel King

Mother

Carl Gottlieb

Iron Balls McGinty

Bill Macy

Stan Fox

Ren Woods

Elvira

Pepe Serna

Punk #1

Sonny Terry

Blues Singer

Brownie McGhee

Blues Singer

Jackie Mason

Harry Hartounian

Gene LeBell

Con Man

Larry Hankin

Circus Hand (uncredited)

Howard Hesseman

Carnival Worker (uncredited)

Rob Reiner

Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)

Gailard Sartain

Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)

William Schallert

Judge M.A. Loring

Art

Richard C. Goddard

Set Decoration

Jack T. Collis

Production Design

Camera

Victor J. Kemper

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

April Ferry

Costume Supervisor

Theadora Van Runkle

Costume Design

Crew

Conrad E. Palmisano

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

Carl Reiner

Director

Editing

Bud Molin

Editor

Ron Spang

Editor

Production

Peter Macgregor-Scott

Associate Producer

Geno Havens

Casting

Penny Perry

Casting

Sound

Jack Elliott

Original Music Composer

Writing

Carl Gottlieb

Screenplay

Steve Martin

Screenplay

Michael Elias

Screenplay