MOVIE
The Jerk
A rags to riches to rags story.
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Jerk in its release era
Released in 1979, The Jerk sits inside the 1970s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1979-12-14
- Rating
- R
- TMDB score
- 6.9/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society
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