The Jerk

Name: The Jerk
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1979-12-14
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 7.20
Cast: Mabel King, Catlin Adams, Bernadette Peters, Steve Martin

– After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson ru..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.20 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 34 Minutes

Release Year:

1979

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.

Styles:

Idiotic, Cynical, Funny, Talky, Absurd, Offbeat, Not Serious, Clever, Humorous, Realistic

Story Timeline:

1970s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Mississippi, USA

Genre:

Comedy

The Jerk (1979) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Dec 1979

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Official Trailer

Directed by:

Carl Reiner

Story Written By:

Michael Elias, Carl Gottlieb, Steve Martin

Main Actors:

Mabel King, Catlin Adams, Bernadette Peters, Steve Martin

Plot:

Navin is an idiot. He grew up in Mississippi as 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 to St. Louis. There everyone exploits his naivety, but then a simple invention brings him a fortune.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production Company:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

81%

Metacritic:

61%