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The Jerk
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- Comedy
- Romance
- 1979
- Carl Reiner
- 89 mins
- 12
Summary
Comedy starring Steve Martin. Navin Johnson, the white sheep in a poor black family of Mississippi sharecroppers, leaves home to seek his fortune in the big city. Navin's struggle for fame, his invention of the miraculous opti-grab device and the earth-shattering discovery of his "special purpose" are just a small part of the Johnson legend.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Tom Hutchinson
Has Steve Martin made a funnier film? Fans of this insist he hasn't, as Martin takes on the role of simple-minded and naive Navin Johnson, who suddenly discovers that his black parents aren't his natural kith and kin. He leaves the plantation to make his way in a world that is as loopy as he is. There are some heavenly jokes (especially the one where he makes a fortune inventing an absurd nose support for spectacles), and Martin is in best "manic" mode.
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7.1/10
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Cast
rolenameNavin JohnsonSteve MartinMarie KimballBernadette PetersPatty BernsteinCatlin AdamsMotherMabel KingFatherRichard WardTajDick Anthony WilliamsStan FoxBill MacyMadmanM Emmet WalshFrostyDick O'NeillCarl ReinerCarl ReinerHobartMaurice EvansHarry HartounianJackie MasonIron Balls McGintyCarl GottliebCat JugglerSteve Martin
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rolenameDirectorCarl Reiner
Details
Theatrical distributor
C.I.C. (UK)
Released on
1980-03-14
Languages
English
Guidance
May be edited for language.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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