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Navin R. Johnson/Cat Juggler/Pig Eye Jackson/Engineer Fred
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Dec 14, 1979 · A simpleminded country boy leaves his family and embarks on a series of hilarious adventures in the big city. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this popular comedy film.
- (62K)
- Comedy
- Carl Reiner
- 1979-12-14
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, Caitlin Adams, Maurice Evans, and Jackie Mason.
- December 14, 1979
The Jerk is a 1979 film directed by Carl Reiner and starring Steve Martin as Navin, a naive and clumsy man who goes on a series of hilarious adventures. The film has an 82% critics rating and an 84% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and features memorable scenes, quotes, and songs.
- (3.4K)
- Carl Reiner
- R
- Steve Martin
Find out who starred in and directed The Jerk (1979), a comedy film about a man who travels to the circus and meets a girl. See the full cast and crew list, including Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Mabel King, and more.
Roger Ebert criticizes "The Jerk" for being a movie of funny hats and not funny logic, and for having a smarmy undercurrent that suggests Steve Martin is a cool guy. He calls the film a comedy of one-time gags and not a comedy of character or plot.
A simpleminded, sheltered country boy discovers his true identity and fortune in the big city. He invents a device that brings him success and love, but also challenges and heartbreak. The Jerk is a comedy film starring Steve Martin as Navin R. Johnson, a dim-witted White man who was adopted by a poor Black family and discovers his true identity.
The Jerk. An idiotic man struggles to make it through life on his own in St. Louis. 7,772 IMDb 7.1 1 h 34 min 1979. X-Ray R. Comedy · Charming · Coarse · Fun. Available to rent or buy. Rent movie. HD $4.29 $3.59. Buy. HD $14.69. More purchase. options. The price before discount is the median price for the last 90 days.
