backdrop The Jerk

Original title

The Jerk

Status: Released

Runtime:

94 minutes

Release date

1979-12-14

budget

4000000 $

  Revenue

100000000 $

IMDB ID tt0079367

WikiData ID Q1808437

TMDB ID 6471

Original language en

Production Countries

Description

The movie The Jerk (Original title The Jerk) has in the main roles on Steve Martin (Navin R. Johnson), Bernadette Peters (Marie Kimble Johnson), Dick Anthony Williams (Taj), M. Emmet Walsh (Madman), Maurice Evans (Hobart), Pepe Serna (Punk #1), Gene LeBell (Con Man) The release date of the movie is 14.12.1979. This movie it is produced by Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society . Filmed in the following locations: Beverly Estate, 1011 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA . Production countries: United States of America Movie Genre: Movies Comedy

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back 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.

Actors and actresses from the movie

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

  • 1945-08-14

Stephen Glenn Steve Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer.Martin was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Southern California, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm and working magic and c

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters

  • 1948-02-28

Bernadette Peters (born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and childrens book author. Over a career spanning five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo concerts and released recordings. She is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, ha

Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

  • 1934-08-09

Richard Anthony Williams (August 9, 1934 – February 16, 2012) was an American actor. Williams is best known for his starring performances on Broadway in The Poison Tree, What the Wine-Sellers Buy and Black Picture Show. Williams also had notable roles in 1970s blaxploitation films such as The Mack

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

  • 1935-03-22

Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 - March 19, 2024) was an American character actor who has appeared in over 200 films and television series, including supporting roles in dozens of major studio features of the 1970s and 1980s. He starred in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen Brothers first film for wh

Maurice Evans

Maurice Evans

Maurice Evans

  • 1901-06-03

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMaurice Herbert Evans (June 3, 1901 – March 12, 1989) was an English-born British-American actor of Welsh descent, noted for his interpretations of Shakespearean characters. His best-known screen roles are Dr. Zaius in the 1968 film Planet of the Apes and as Sa

Pepe Serna

Pepe Serna

Pepe Serna

  • 1944-07-23

Durable Mexican-American actor Pepe Serna has appeared in more than 100 feature films and 300 television shows, but is most recognized for his gritty support performances in a variety of motion pictures, including Scarface (1983) as Al Pacinos ill-fated cocaine partner, as well as the western Silver

Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

  • 1932-10-09

Ivan Gene LeBell (born October 9, 1932) is an American martial artist, stunt performer, actor, and former professional wrestler. Nicknamed the Godfather of Grappling, LeBell is widely credited with popularizing grappling in professional fighting circles, serving as a precursor to modern mixed martia

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