The Jerk

Comedy 1979 1 hr 33 min

Zany tale about a white man, adopted and brought up by a family of black sharecroppers, who sets out to find his place in the world - courting disaster wherever he goes. When he invents spectacles which do not slip off the wearer's nose, he makes a fortune - but loses it again when medical experts prove that the glasses damage the eyes.

Comedy 1979 1 hr 33 min

15

Starring Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams

Director Carl Reiner

The Jerk

Steve Martin

Navin R. Johnson
Bernadette Peters

Marie
Catlin Adams

Patty Bernstein
Mabel King

Mother
Richard Ward

Father

About

The Jerk

COMEDY

Zany tale about a white man, adopted and brought up by a family of black sharecroppers, who sets out to find his place in the world - courting disaster wherever he goes. When he invents spectacles which do not slip off the wearer's nose, he makes a fortune - but loses it again when medical experts prove that the glasses damage the eyes.

Average 6.9
Reviews 44
Fresh 36
Rotten 8

Information

Studio: Universal Pictures
Released: 1979
Run Time: 1 hr 33 min
Rated: 15
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.