Directed by:
Carl ReinerCinematography:
Victor J. KemperComposer:
Jack ElliottCast:
Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward, Bill Macy, Dick Anthony Williams, M. Emmet Walsh, Dick O'Neill, Maurice Evans (more)VOD (1)
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Steve Martin portrays Navin Johnson, adopted son of a poor black sharecropper family, whose crazy inventions lead him from rags to riches and right back to rags. Along the way, he's smitten with a lady motorcycle racer, survives a series of screwball attacks by a deranged killer, becomes a millionaire by inventing the "Opti-grab" handle for glasses - and shows why he's one of the hottest comic performers in the world. (official distributor synopsis)
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With this film, I realized that I actually don't know Steve Martin's filmography very well. I'm glad I came across The Jerk because it's a brilliantly crazy spectacle that shows that the man has a sense of humor and also had great ideas for gags, which definitely showed in this case. I had fun with it.
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