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Navin R. Johnson/Cat Juggler/Pig Eye Jackson/Engineer Fred
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The Jerk. In Theaters Fandango at Home Prime Video. Rent The Jerk on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Crude, crass, and oh so quotable, The Jerk is...
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Details. Cast and Crew. Carl Reiner. Steve Martin. Bernadette Peters. Catlin Adams. An idiotic man struggles to make it through life on his own in St. Louis.
Navin R. Johnson (Steve Martin) is a dim-witted White man who was adopted as an infant by a poor rural southern Black family.
An example, from the film's opening premise: Steve Martin has been raised as a member of a family of poor black Southern sharecroppers, and, although he is white, it has never occurred to him that he might be adopted. His life is happy until the day he learns the truth, and is sent out into the world to earn his way.
The Jerk (1979) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 44m1979. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A naive young man seeks his fortune while trying to escape a deranged killer. Cast & Crew. Read More. Carl Reiner. Director. Steve Martin. Bernadette Peters. Joe Lynn. Debbie Evans. Carl Reiner. Himself.
Dec 31, 2019 · The Jerk hit theaters 40 years ago this month, changing the game for Hollywood comedies, while also creating a bigger star out of Martin. Nobody knew it at the time, though. They were just trying to make a funny movie, a biting satire on the Beverly Hills lifestyle called Easy Money, and that’s it.
The Jerk - Apple TV. That wild and crazy guy, Steve Martin, makes his film-starring debut in the wacky comedy hit The Jerk. Steve plays Navin Johnson, the adopted son of a poor black sharecropper family, whose crazy inventions lead him from rags to riches... right back to rags.
