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The Jerk

"A rags to riches to rags story."

6.9/ 10 · 1K votes
1979-12-14
1h 34m
EN
Released

Storyline

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.

Budget

$4M

Box Office

$100M

Production

Universal PicturesUniversal Pictures
Aspen Film Society

Cast

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