The Jerk (1979)

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A rags to riches to rags story.

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.

Released: 1979-12-14
Genres: Comedy
Runtime: 1h 34m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 934 votes

Directed by Carl Reiner.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Jerk

United States: stream on YouTube TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
India: rent on Amazon Video
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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