The Jerk (1979)
The Jerk (1979) - Comedy Movies 94 minutes. Jerk, The, O Panaca, O Tonto. 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. blow, neominstrelsy, phone book, sharecropper, tennis court
Released: Dec 14, 1979
Runtime: 94 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Stars: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward, Carl Gottlieb
Crew: Jack Elliott (Original Music Composer), Carl Gottlieb (Screenplay), Carl Reiner (Director), Bud Molin (Editor), Steve Martin (Screenplay), Victor J. Kemper (Director of Photography)