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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. The film also features Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh, Catlin Adams, Maurice Evans, and Jackie Mason.
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.
Con Man. 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 ...
Jack T. Collis. Learn more about the full cast of The Jerk with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide.
Cast; Crew; Steve Martin Navin R. Johnson/Cat Juggler/Pig Eye Jackson/Engineer Fred, Screenwriter Bernadette Peters Marie Kimble Johnson Catlin Adams Patty Bernstein Mabel King Mother Richard Ward Father Dick Anthony Williams Taj Jonson Carl Reiner Man at Disco Party, Director Bill Macy Stan Fox M. Emmet Walsh Madman Dick O'Neill Frosty Maurice ...
Overview. 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.
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The Jerk cast and actor biographies. Starring Maurice Evans, Bernadette Peters, Steve Martin, Carl Reiner, Pepe Serna, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard...
