The Jerk (1979)

12/14/1979 1h 34m

A rags to riches to rags story.

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Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Steve Martin

as Navin R. Johnson

Born 08/14/1945, age

Bernadette Peters

as Marie Kimble Johnson

Born 02/28/1948, age

Catlin Adams

as Patty Bernstein

Born 10/11/1950, age

Mabel King

as Mother

Born 12/25/1932

Died 11/09/1999, age

Richard Ward

as Father

Born 03/15/1915

Died 07/01/1979, age

Bill Macy

as Stan Fox

Born 05/18/1922

Died 10/17/2019, age

M. Emmet Walsh

as Madman

Born 03/22/1935

Died 03/19/2024, age

Dick O'Neill

as Frosty

Born 08/29/1928

Died 11/17/1998, age

Maurice Evans

as Hobart

Born 06/03/1901

Died 03/12/1989, age

Pepe Serna

as Punk #1

Born 07/23/1944, age

Gene LeBell

as Con Man

Born 10/09/1932, age

Carl Reiner

as Self

Born 03/20/1922

Died 06/29/2020, age

Howard Hesseman

as Carnival Worker (uncredited)

Born 02/27/1940

Died 01/29/2022, age

Rob Reiner

as Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)

Born 03/06/1947, age

Gailard Sartain

as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)

Born 09/18/1946, age