1979R· 94 min
Jerk, The
A rags to riches to rags story.
Comedy
6.9 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
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.
Director: Carl Reiner
Cast: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward
Tags
1970sabsurd comedyabsurdist humorAcquired tasteadopted sonadult humorAFI 100 (Laughs)african americanattempted murderbank
