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The Jerk

The Jerk

1979Movie⏱️ 1h 34mR🏆 #2464 Top Rated
Comedy
7.1
IMDB Rating
68,022 votes

A simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.

Director
Carl Reiner
Writers
Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, Michael Elias
Stars
Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams
Release Date
December 14, 1979
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 177
Reviews
📋 54.7K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Steve Martin
Steve Martin
as Navin
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
as Marie
Catlin Adams
Catlin Adams
as Patty Bernstein
Mabel King
Mabel King
as Mother
Richard Ward
Richard Ward
as Father
Dick Anthony Williams
Dick Anthony Williams
as Taj
Bill Macy
Bill Macy
as Stan Fox
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh
as Madman
Dick O'Neill
Dick O'Neill
as Frosty
Maurice Evans
Maurice Evans
as Hobart

💰 Box Office

$73,691,419
Worldwide Gross
$73,691,419
Domestic Gross
$5,935,025
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Beverly Estate, 1011 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA
Production
Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

SlapstickComedy

⭐ Featured Review

A Hilarious concept
by JohnnyJohnHildegaard1999-08-19

"The Jerk is a great movie that stands out to the world. It's unique and fun in it's different way. Steve Martin plays a simple-minded man who strikes it rich and then falls back to the low-class way. The best part of the movie is the dialogue, it spreads from Martin's tasteless quotes to a different tone everytime. It's a classic movie... Even if it sometimes falls flat...."

💡 Did You Know?

Stanley Kubrick was a big admirer of this film. He would often recite lines from the film to cast and crew on his films and he once invited Steve Martin over so they could play chess.

📖 Synopsis

A simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.