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| Release Date: |
December 14, 1979 |
| On DVD: |
July 26, 2005 |
| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Running Time: |
94 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R. |
| Director: |
Carl Reiner |
| Writer: |
Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, Michael Elias |
| Cast: |
Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, M. Emmet Walsh, Dick Anthony Williams, Dick O'Neill, Maurice Evans, Pepe Serna, Carl Gottlieb, Jackie Mason, David Landsberg, Carl Reiner, Bill Macy, Helena Carroll, Ren Woods, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee |
Navin Johnson, a none-too-bright white boy raised by a family of black sharecroppers, somehow manages to reach adulthood without ever discovering he was adopted. His parents finally tell him the truth on his birthday and, shocked by the news, he decides to head off to the big city to seek his fortune. Although he embarks on his odyssey with Candide-like optimism, Navin soon learns the cruel ways of the world as his crazy invention--a device Read more
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