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The Jerk

Directed by Carl Reiner
1979    1h 34m    R
Comedy
7.182%84%
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Navin is an idiot. He grew up in Mississippi as the adopted son of a black family, but on his 18th birthday he feels he wants to discover the rest of the world and sets out for St. Louis. There everyone exploits his naivete, until a simple invention brings him a fortune.
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Cast of The Jerk
  • Steve MartinNavin R. Johnson
  • Bernadette PetersMarie Kimble Johnson
  • Catlin AdamsPatty Bernstein
  • Mabel KingMother
  • Richard WardFather
  • Carl GottliebIron Balls McGinty
  • Dick Anthony WilliamsTaj
  • Bill MacyStan Fox
  • M. Emmet WalshMadman
  • Dick O'NeillFrosty
  • Maurice EvansHobart
  • Helena CarrollHester
  • Ren WoodsElvira
  • Pepe SernaPunk #1
  • Sonny TerryBlues Singer
  • Brownie McGheeBlues Singer
  • Jackie MasonHarry Hartounian
  • Gene LeBellCon Man
  • Carl ReinerSelf
  • Larry HankinCircus Hand (uncredited)
  • Howard HessemanCarnival Worker (uncredited)
  • Rob ReinerTruck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
  • Gailard SartainGuy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
  • Lenny MontanaCon Man
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