The Jerk (1979)
12/14/1979 (US) • 1h 34m
A rags to riches to rags story.
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Navin R. Johnson
Marie Kimble Johnson
Patty Bernstein
Mother
Father
Iron Balls McGinty
Stan Fox
Madman
Part of the The Jerk Collection
Includes The Jerk, The Jerk, Too
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