Release Date
December 14, 1979
DVD Release Date
July 26, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
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
Studio
Running Time
94 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R
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... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Steve Martin's first major role comes to the small screen in the form of the 26th Anniversary Edition of "The Jerk," a silly comedy about an imbecile who manages to drag himself through life and even become rich for a short while after an idiotic invention makes big dollars. Full movie review »
