The Jerk (1979)

Release Date : Dec. 14, 1979 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★

Details : After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family likable dimwit Navin Johnson runs off on a hilarious misadventure in this comedy classic that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags 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.
Duration : 1 Hour 33 Minutes

Cast and Crew :

Steve Martin as Navin R. Johnson	Bernadette Peters as Marie Kimble Johnson	Catlin Adams as Patty Bernstein	Mabel King as Mother
Richard Ward as Father	Carl Gottlieb as Iron Balls McGinty	Dick Anthony Williams as Taj	Bill Macy as Stan Fox
M. Emmet Walsh as Madman	Dick O'Neill as Frosty	Maurice Evans as Hobart	Pepe Serna as Punk #1
Jackie Mason as Harry Hartounian	Carl Reiner as Himself	Larry Hankin as Circus Hand (uncredited)	Howard Hesseman as Carnival Worker (uncredited)