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The Jerk

“A rags to riches to rags story.”

★ 6.9 TMDB Rating · 937 votes

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.

Director
Carl Reiner
Release date
Dec 14, 1979
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Jerk

  • Portrait of Steve Martin

    Steve Martin

    Navin R. Johnson

  • Portrait of Bernadette Peters

    Bernadette Peters

    Marie Kimble Johnson

  • Portrait of Catlin Adams

    Catlin Adams

    Patty Bernstein

  • Portrait of Mabel King

    Mabel King

    Mother

  • Portrait of Richard Ward

    Richard Ward

    Father

  • Portrait of Carl Gottlieb

    Carl Gottlieb

    Iron Balls McGinty

  • Portrait of Dick Anthony Williams

    Dick Anthony Williams

    Taj

  • Portrait of Bill Macy

    Bill Macy

    Stan Fox

  • Portrait of M. Emmet Walsh

    M. Emmet Walsh

    Madman

  • Portrait of Dick O'Neill

    Dick O'Neill

    Frosty

  • Portrait of Maurice Evans

    Maurice Evans

    Hobart

  • Portrait of Helena Carroll

    Helena Carroll

    Hester

Where to Stream The Jerk by Country

United States
Streaming on YouTube TVRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
India
Rent or buy on Amazon Video
Canada
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo
Australia
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies

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