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The Jerk

Carl Reiner

1979 • 1h 34m

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 ...

The Jerk

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Cast

Steve Martin

Steve MartinNavin R. Johnson

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette PetersMarie Kimble Johnson

Catlin Adams

Catlin AdamsPatty Bernstein

Mabel King

Mabel KingMother

Richard Ward

Richard WardFather

Carl Gottlieb

Carl GottliebIron Balls McGinty

Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony WilliamsTaj

Bill Macy

Bill MacyStan Fox

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet WalshMadman

Dick O'Neill

Dick O'NeillFrosty

Maurice Evans

Maurice EvansHobart

Helena Carroll

Helena CarrollHester

Ren Woods

Ren WoodsElvira

Pepe Serna

Pepe SernaPunk #1

Sonny Terry

Sonny TerryBlues Singer

Crew

Carl Gottlieb

Carl GottliebScreenplay

Carl Reiner

Carl ReinerDirector

Steve Martin

Steve MartinScreenplay

Diane Peterson

Diane PetersonStunts

April Ferry

April FerryCostume Supervisor

Conrad E. Palmisano

Conrad E. PalmisanoStunt Coordinator

Debbie Evans

Debbie EvansStunts

Geno Havens

Geno HavensCasting

Victor J. Kemper

Victor J. KemperDirector of Photography

Jeannie Epper

Jeannie EpperStunts

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