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The Jerk

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.

Release DateDecember 14, 1979
StatusReleased
Original TitleThe Jerk
Runtime1h 34min
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$100,000,000
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesUniversal PicturesAspen Film Society