The Jerk
After discovering he isn’t truly black like the rest of his family, the amiable, bumbling Navin Johnson embarks on a riotously funny misadventure that sweeps him from rags to riches—and back again. The slapstick, good-natured fool strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and in the end, what truly matters to Johnson is his one true love.
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Rob Reiner
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***Steve Martin’s breakout comedy*** A homeless mentally-challenged man (Steve Martin) shares his amusing tale of rags-to-riches-to-hobo with flashbacks. Catlin Adams plays a stunt rider at a carnival who has the hots for Navin (Martin) while Bernadette Peters plays a more important woman in his life. “The Jerk” (1979) has several laugh-out-loud scenes like the eventual confrontation between Patty (Catlin) and Marie (Peters), but there are also some flat, overlong parts, like when Navin departs the mansion in the last act. “Forrest Gump” (1994) was obviously inspired by “The Jerk” and made a more serious, popular picture. Jim Carrey also took a lot of inspiration from Martin and “The Jerk” to forge the even funnier “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” (1994). The movie runs 1 hour, 34 minutes and was shot in the Los Angeles area. GRADE: B
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