About The Jerk
- Released on December 14, 1979
After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson runs off on a hilarious misadventure in this comedy classic that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags 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.
Full Cast of The Jerk
Steve Martin plays Navin R. Johnson
Bernadette Peters plays Marie Kimble Johnson
Catlin Adams plays Patty Bernstein
Mabel King plays Mother
Richard Ward plays Father
Carl Gottlieb plays Iron Balls McGinty
Dick Anthony Williams plays Taj
Bill Macy plays Stan Fox
M. Emmet Walsh plays Madman
Dick O'Neill plays Frosty
Maurice Evans plays Hobart
Helena Carroll plays Hester
Ren Woods plays Elvira
Pepe Serna plays Punk #1
Sonny Terry plays Blues Singer
Brownie McGhee plays Blues Singer
Jackie Mason plays Harry Hartounian
Gene LeBell plays Con Man
Carl Reiner plays Self
Larry Hankin plays Circus Hand (uncredited)
Howard Hesseman plays Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Rob Reiner plays Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
Gailard Sartain plays Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Crew of The Jerk
Art
Production
Costume & Make-Up
Writing
Camera
Editing
Sound
Crew
Directing
- Steve Martin
- Bernadette Peters
- Catlin Adams
- Mabel King
- Richard Ward
- Carl Gottlieb
- Dick Anthony Williams
- Bill Macy
- M. Emmet Walsh
- Dick O'Neill
- Maurice Evans
- Helena Carroll
- Ren Woods
- Pepe Serna
- Sonny Terry
- Brownie McGhee
- Jackie Mason
- Gene LeBell
- Carl Reiner
- Larry Hankin
- Howard Hesseman
- Rob Reiner
- Gailard Sartain
- Lenny Montana