The Jerk

The Jerk  - Movie (1979)

A rags to riches to rags story.

Original title

The Jerk

Released

12/14/1979

Origin country

US

Genre

Comedy

Production companies

Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society

Budget

$4,000,000.00

Revenue

$100,000,000.00

Runtime

1hr 34min

Description

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.

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