The Jerk(1979)

Name: The Jerk
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1979-12-14
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.886
Cast: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward

A rags to riches to rags story.

6.9

(885 votes)

1h 34m

December 14, 1979

Comedy

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Sinopsis

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.

Director: Carl Reiner

Guionistas: Carl Gottlieb, Michael Elias, Steve Martin