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The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and written by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, and Michael Elias (from a story by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb). This was Martin's first starring role in a feature film.
Dec 14, 1979 · The Jerk: Directed by Carl Reiner. With Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King. A simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.
Navin (Steve Martin) believes he was born a poor black child in Mississippi. He is, however, actually white. Upon figuring this out, he heads north to St. Louis to find...
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The Jerk. An idiotic man struggles to make it through life on his own in St. Louis. 7,796 IMDb 7.1 1 h 34 min 1979. X-Ray R. Comedy · Charming · Coarse · Fun. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.59. Buy. HD $14.99. More purchase. options. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Details.
“The Jerk” is all gags and very little comedy. After Martin hits the road, he has a series of adventures as a gas pump jockey, a weight-guesser in a sideshow, a hapless lover of Bernadette Peters , an inventor of a gadget to keep your eyeglasses from falling down.
Navin R. Johnson (Steve Martin) is a dim-witted White man who was adopted as an infant by a poor rural southern Black family.
The Jerk (1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
