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The Jerk 1979

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 his true love.

Directed by: Carl Reiner
Written by: Steve Martin & Carl Gottlieb & Michael Elias
Release date: 1979-12-14
Runtime: 94 minutes
Critics score:
84 / 100
Tagline: A rags to riches to rags story.
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Cast:
Steve Martin Steve Martin
Navin R. Johnson 
Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters
Marie Kimble Johnson 
Catlin Adams Catlin Adams
Patty Bernstein 
Mabel King Mabel King
Mother 
Richard Ward Richard Ward
Father 
Carl Gottlieb Carl Gottlieb
Iron Balls McGinty 
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Also known as:
  • O Panaca
  • O Tonto
  • Jerk, The