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The Jerk

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Navin is an idiot. He grew up in Mississippi as adopted son of a black family but on his 18th birthday he feels he wants to discover the rest of the world and sets out to St. Louis. There everyone exploits his naivety, but then a simple invention brings him a fortune.

Genre:

Comedy

Actors:

Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward, Dick Anthony Williams, Bill Macy, M. Emmet Walsh, Dick ONeill, Maurice Evans, Helena Carroll, ...»

Director:

Carl Reiner

Country:

United States

Release:

1979

IMDb:

7.1

Quality:

Duration:

94 min

KEYWORDS:

#Bernadette Peters #Carl Reiner #Catlin Adams #Steve Martin #The Jerk

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ACTORS OF "The Jerk"

Steve Martin

14 August 1945, Waco, Texas, USA

Bernadette Peters

28 February 1948, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Catlin Adams

11 October 1950, Los Angeles, California, USA

Mabel King

25 December 1932, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Richard Ward

15 March 1915, Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA

Dick Anthony Williams

9 August 1934, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Bill Macy

18 May 1922, Revere, Massachusetts, USA

M. Emmet Walsh

22 March 1935, Ogdensburg, New York, USA

Dick O'Neill

29 August 1928, New York City, New York, USA

Maurice Evans

3 June 1901, Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

Helena Carroll

13 November 1928, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Renn Woods

1 January 1958, Portland, Oregon, USA

Pepe Serna

23 July 1944, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Sonny Terry

24 October 1911, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Brownie McGhee

30 November 1915, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Jackie Mason

9 June 1931, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA

David Landsberg

1950, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Domingo Ambriz

29 February 1948, Texas, USA

Richard Foronjy

3 August 1937, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Lenny Montana

13 March 1926, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Carl Gottlieb

18 March 1938, New York City, New York, USA

Clete Roberts

1 February 1912, Portland, Oregon, USA

Frances E. Williams

7 September 1905, East Orange, New Jersey, USA

Susan Denise Harrison

Douglas S. Close

Sharon Johansen

11 October 1948, Norway

Trinidad Silva

30 January 1950, Mission, Texas, USA

Alston Ahern

Lawrence Green

21 November 1917, Milan, Missouri, USA

Ken Magee

11 December 1946, Texas, USA

Tom J. Delaney

Alfred Dennis

26 December 1922, USA

Marc Loge

Jon Leichter

Lillian Adams

13 May 1922, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Joe Lynn

4 July 1947, Ohio, USA

Maurice Marsac

23 March 1915, Croix, Nord, France

Gene LeBell

9 October 1932, Los Angeles, California, USA

Fred Lerner

2 February 1935, Los Angeles, California, USA

20 March 1922, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

David Landsberg

September 3, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Benjie Bancroft

8 February 1919, Superior, Nebraska, USA

Luis Contreras

18 September 1950, Kern, California, USA

Tim Culbertson

Raven Grey Eagle

May 25, 1927 in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, USA

Larry Hankin

31 August 1940, New York City, New York, USA

Lars Hensen

24 June 1922, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Howard Hesseman

27 February 1940, Lebanon, Oregon, USA

James Kindelon

23 December 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA

Norman Palmer

20 May 1921, Plymouth, England, UK

Flower Parry

May 27, 1922 in Glendale, California, USA

Rob Reiner

6 March 1947, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Gailard Sartain

18 September 1946, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

William Schallert

6 July 1922, Los Angeles, California, USA

Don Terwilliger

DIRECTORS OF "The Jerk"

Carl Reiner

20 March 1922, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

CREATORS OF "The Jerk"

Carl Gottlieb

18 March 1938, New York City, New York, USA

Steve Martin

14 August 1945, Waco, Texas, USA

HEROES OF "The Jerk"

Navin Johnson

Played by: Steve Martin

Marie

Played by: Bernadette Peters

Patty Bernstein

Played by: Catlin Adams

Mother

Played by: Mabel King

Father

Played by: Richard Ward

Taj

Played by: Dick Anthony Williams

Stan Fox

Played by: Bill Macy

Madman

Played by: M. Emmet Walsh

Frosty

Played by: Dick O'Neill

Hobart

Played by: Maurice Evans

Hester

Played by: Helena Carroll

Elvira

Played by: Renn Woods

Punk #1

Played by: Pepe Serna

Blues Singer

Played by: Sonny Terry

Harry Hartounian

Played by: Jackie Mason

Bank Manager

Played by: David Landsberg

Father De Cordoba

Played by: Domingo Ambriz

Con Man

Played by: Richard Foronjy

Iron Balls McGinty

Played by: Carl Gottlieb

Grandma Johnson

Played by: Frances E. Williams

Cleotis Johnson

Played by: Lydia McGhee

Satch Johnson

Played by: Niko Denise Holmes

Pierre Johnson

Played by: Shawn Harris

Leroy Johnson

Played by: Nyles Harris

Lisa Johnson

Played by: Susan Denise Harrison

Fireman

Played by: Douglas S. Close

Mrs. Hartounian

Played by: Sharon Johansen

Bride

Played by: Alston Ahern

Father of Bride

Played by: Lawrence Green

Carnival Rube

Played by: Ken Magee

Tourist

Played by: Tom J. Delaney

Irving

Played by: Alfred Dennis

Farm Boy

Played by: Marc Loge

Billy

Played by: Jon Leichter

Tillie

Played by: Lillian Adams

French Waiter

Played by: Maurice Marsac

Man in Garden

Played by: Jerry G. Velasco

Disco Party

Played by: Kimberly Cameron

Carl Reiner

Played by: Carl Reiner

CRITICS OF "The Jerk"

ColeSmithey.com

Steve Martin is at the height of his comic powers in this very un-PC comedy.

January 25, 2006

Variety

An artless, non-stop barrage of off-the-wall situations, funny and unfunny jokes, generally effective and sometimes hilarious sight gags and bawdy non sequiturs.

February 02, 2009

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CinePassion

92 minutes of direct and sweet surrealism

February 13, 2010

Resource

Quickflix

An oddball odyssey so strange, filled with non-sequiturs so funny, and decorated by a romance so sweet, it was an inevitable star-maker.

December 12, 2012

Resource

DVDJournal.com

The whole thing is uneven and slight, but the highlight moments guilty-pleasure us with the sort of stupid-funny that's 'LOL' quotable afterward.

April 06, 2006

Resource

Film4

If only he could have satisfied himself with this area of expertise, people would still talk of Steve Martin as one of the kings of comic cinema.

February 02, 2009

Resource

Filmcritic.com

Martin's one-liners are pretty funny, very dry, and awfully quotable.

February 06, 2005

DVDTalk.com

While The Jerk is an extremely episodic little movie, that's a malady easily forgiven -- simply because the episodes are so damn funny.

July 31, 2005

Resource

New York Times

The laughs aren't steady, but they're persistent, and the film moves fast enough to compensate for its unevenness.

May 09, 2005

TIME Magazine

Its humor is successful and unsuccessful by turns, and although Comedian Carl Reiner is the director, the instinct here is to give most of both credit and blame to Martin.

February 02, 2009

Resource

Time Out

The comedy runs out of steam when the jerk makes good, but laugh for laugh it's probably a better investment than 10.

June 24, 2006

Resource

Chicago Sun-Times

We get the sense at times that the cast and crew arrived at a location, found the script bankrupt of real laughs, and started looking around for funny props.

July 05, 2005

Resource

GALLERY OF "The Jerk"