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The Jerk

A rags to riches to rags story.

6.9 average rating
6.9
English / 94 MIN. / 1979

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Steve MartinBernadette PetersCatlin AdamsMabel KingRichard WardCarl GottliebDick Anthony WilliamsBill MacyM. Emmet WalshDick O'NeillMaurice EvansHelena CarrollRen WoodsPepe SernaSonny TerryBrownie McGheeJackie MasonGene LeBellCarl ReinerLarry HankinHoward HessemanRob ReinerGailard SartainLenny MontanaWilliam Schallert

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