The Jerk
1979After 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.
Acted in
Steve Martin
as Navin R. Johnson
Bernadette Peters
as Marie Kimble Johnson
Catlin Adams
as Patty Bernstein
Mabel King
as Mother
Richard Ward
as Father
Carl Gottlieb
as Iron Balls McGinty
Dick Anthony Williams
as Taj
Bill Macy
as Stan Fox
M. Emmet Walsh
as Madman
Dick O'Neill
as Frosty
Maurice Evans
as Hobart
Helena Carroll
as Hester
Ren Woods
as Elvira
Pepe Serna
as Punk #1
Sonny Terry
as Blues Singer
Brownie McGhee
as Blues Singer
Jackie Mason
as Harry Hartounian
Gene LeBell
as Con Man
Carl Reiner
as Self
Larry Hankin
as Circus Hand (uncredited)
Howard Hesseman
as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Rob Reiner
as Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
Gailard Sartain
as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Lenny Montana
as Con Man
William Schallert
as Judge M.A. Loring