The Jerk (1979)

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Directed by

Carl Reiner

Starring (View all)

Steve Martin
Navin / Cat Juggler

Bernadette Peters
Marie

Catlin Adams
Patty Bernstein

Mabel King
Mother

Richard Ward
Father

Dick Anthony Williams
Taj

Bill Macy
Stan Fox

M. Emmet Walsh
Madman

Written by

Steve Martin
(screenplay)

Carl Gottlieb
(screenplay)

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A good movie

13 years, 9 months ago at Jul 13 8:55

johanlefourbe

1 vote

Since I kept hearing some interesting things about this flick (for example, it was apparently one of Stanley Kubrick's favorite movies), I was really curious about the damned thing and I was quite eager to check it out. First of all, by now, I have seen many movies starring Steve Martin (almost 30 features) but, to be honest, most of them turned out be actually rather worthless. However, the guy s... read more

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11 months, 1 week ago at May 25 23:47

fernando

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(OK) Muy divertida, gran personaje, historia redonda, casi un Frank Capra descocado. Martin anunciando que nació como un chico negro pobre y luego ves que es verdad, ya la película se pone por delante y la carta en que cuenta que va a tener dinero porque le han prometido un 'blowjob' es uno de mis top ten....

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Navin is an idiot. He grew up in Mississippi as adopted son of a black family. But at his 18th birthday he feels he wants to discover the rest of the world and sets out to St. Louis... Everyone exploits his naivety, but then a simple invention brings him a fortune.

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