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The Jerk

Director: Carl Reiner
Writer: Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb
Producer: Peter Macgregor-Scott, William E. McEuen, David V. Picker
Theatrical: 1979
Rated: R
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 94
Media: Digital
Collection ID: 1293
DVD Details
Languages: English, French (only on The Jerk)
Subtitles: Spanish
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Discs: 1
Region: 1
Release:Mar 2002
Price: $19.98
Credits
Navin R. Johnson/Cat Juggler/Pig Eye Jackson/Engineer Fred (also as Pig Eye Jackson)
Steve Martin
Marie Kimble Johnson
Bernadette Peters
Patty Bernstein
Catlin Adams
Mother
Mabel King
Father
Richard Ward
Taj Jonson
Dick Anthony Williams
Stan Fox
Bill Macy
Madman
M. Emmet Walsh
Frosty, Navin's Boss
Dick O'Neill
Hobart, Navin's Butler
Maurice Evans
Hester, Navin's Maid
Helena Carroll
Elvira Jonson (as Ren Wood)
Ren Woods
Punk #1 in Blue Chevy
Pepe Serna
Blues Singer
Sonny Terry
Blues Singer (as Brownie McGee)
Brownie McGhee
Elvira (as Ren Wood)
Renn Woods
Harry Hartounian
Jackie Mason
Bank Manager
David Landsberg
Father De Cordoba
Domingo Ambriz
Con Man
Richard Foronjy
Con Man
Lenny Montana
Iron Balls McGinty
Carl Gottlieb
Announcer
Clete Roberts
Grandma Johnson
Frances E. Williams
Cleotis Johnson
Lydia McGhee
Satch Johnson
Niko Denise Holmes
Pierre Johnson
Shawn Harris
Leroy Johnson (as Niles Harris)
Nyles Harris
Lisa Johnson
Susan Denise Harrison
Fireman
Douglas S. Close
Mrs. Hartounian
Sharon Johansen
Punk
Trinidad Silva
Bride
Alston Ahern
Father of Bride
Lawrence Green
Carnival Rube
Ken Magee
Tourist
Tom J. Delaney
Irving
Alfred Dennis
Farm Boy
Marc Loge
Billy
Jon Leichter
Tillie
Lillian Adams
Voodoo Dancer
Joe Lynn
French Waiter
Maurice Marsac
Con Man (as Gene Lebell)
Gene LeBell
Con Man
Fred Lerner
Man in Garden
Jerry G. Velasco
Disco Party
Kimberly Cameron
Disco Party
Elizabeth Macey
Disco Party
Richie Reiner
Disco Party
Daniel Trevor
Carl Reiner The Celebrity
Carl Reiner
Truck Driver Picking Up Navin
Rob Reiner
Summary
Carl Reiner ("Where's Poppa?") brought comic Steve Martin to the screen in this mostly funny 1979 movie about a relentlessly stupid but innocent man, whom we get to know from childhood (where it never occurred to him that he was white as he was raised by a family of black sharecroppers) to romance (where he doesn't quite know what to do with Bernadette Peters). Martin is game as the moron, and this is the kind of film with funny moments people still talk about. The DVD release has production notes, bios, highlights, theatrical trailer, closed captioning, full-screen presentation, and optional Spanish subtitles. "--Tom Keogh"