DVD 1 hr 34 mins IMDB 6.9
R (Restricted)
The Jerk - 26th Anniversary Edition
Universal Studios (1979)
In Collection
#307

Seen It:
Yes
Comedy, Family
USA  /  English

Steve Martin Navin R. Johnson / Pig Eye Jackson / Engineer Fred
Bernadette Peters Marie Kimble Johnson
Catlin Adams Patty Bernstein
Mabel King Mother
Richard Ward Father
Dick Anthony Williams Taj Jonson
Bill Macy Stan Fox
M. Emmet Walsh Madman
Dick O'Neill Frosty
Maurice Evans Hobart
Jackie Mason

Director Carl Reiner
Producer William McEuen; David V. Picker; Peter Macgregor-Scott; William E. McEuen
Writer Carl Gottlieb; Steve Martin
Cinematography Victor J. Kemper
Musician Jack Elliott

Navin (Steve Martin) is a simple and comically naive man whose world is shaken when he learns that he is adopted, and is not, in fact, black like the rest of his family. After hearing an easy listening station on the radio, he feels driven to learn more about his native culture, and sets out to find more white people, choosing St. Louis as his destination. The problem is, Navin is a complete imbecile, and one person after another take advantage of his trusting nature. He is shot at, By chance, a stupidly simple invention makes him rich and wins him the love of a beautiful woman (Bernadette Peters). This apparent happy ending is short-lived, however, as our idiot hero's life gets still more complicated.

Edition Details
Distributor Universal Studios
Edition 26th Anniversary Edition
Barcode 025192734021
Region Region 1
Release Date 7/26/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Dolby Digital Stereo [Spanish]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1

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