Jerk, The
Movie (1979)
Comedy, Family
In Collection
#944
0*
DivX
94 mins
IMDB

Steve Martin Navin R. Johnson / Pig Eye Jackson / Engineer Fred
Bernadette Peters Marie Kimble Johnson
Catlin Adams Patty Bernstein
Mabel King Mother
Richard Ward Father
Dick Anthony Williams Taj Jonson
Bill Macy Stan Fox
M. Emmet Walsh Madman
Dick O'Neill Frosty
Maurice Evans Hobart
Helena Carroll Hester
Ren Woods Elvira Jonson

Director Carl Reiner
Producer William McEuen
David V. Picker
Writer Carl Gottlieb
Steve Martin
Cinematography Victor J. Kemper
Musician Jack Elliott

Navin (Steve Martin) is a simple and comically naive man whose world is shaken when he learns that he is adopted, and is not, in fact, black like the rest of his family. After hearing an easy listening station on the radio, he feels driven to learn more about his native culture, and sets out to find more white people, choosing St. Louis as his destination. The problem is, Navin is a complete imbecile, and one person after another take advantage of his trusting nature. He is shot at, By chance, a stupidly simple invention makes him rich and wins him the love of a beautiful woman (Bernadette Peters). This apparent happy ending is short-lived, however, as our idiot hero's life gets still more complicated.

Edition Details
Country USA
Language English
Region Region 1
No. of Disks/Tapes 1