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The Jerk (1979)

A rags to riches to rags story.

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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

  • 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
  • Dick Anthony Williams Dick Anthony Williams Taj
  • Bill Macy Bill Macy Stan Fox
  • M. Emmet Walsh M. Emmet Walsh Madman
  • Dick O'Neill Dick O'Neill Frosty
  • Maurice Evans Maurice Evans Hobart
  • Helena Carroll Helena Carroll Hester
  • Ren Woods Ren Woods Elvira
  • Pepe Serna Pepe Serna Punk #1
  • Sonny Terry Sonny Terry Blues Singer
  • Brownie McGhee Brownie McGhee Blues Singer
  • Jackie Mason Jackie Mason Harry Hartounian
  • Sharon Johansen Lenore Hartounian

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