The Jerk (1979)

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The Jerk (26th Anniversary Edition)
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Cast	Catlin Adams, Domingo Ambriz, Helena Carroll, Maurice Evans, Richard Foronjy, Mabel King, David Landsberg, Bill Macy, Steve Martin, Jackie Mason, Brownie McGhee, Dick O'Neill, Bernadette Peters, Pepe Serna, Sonny Terry, M Emmet Walsh, Dick Anthony Williams and Ren Woods
Theatrical Release	December 14, 1979
DVD Release	July 26, 2005
Running Time	94 minutes
MPAA Rating	R (Restricted)
UPC Code	025192734021
Buy this item	$10.49 at Amazon.com As of Oct 11 5:06 EDT (details) 1 DVD, JERK, Usually ships in 24 hours, AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed) Or 53 new from $5.49, 27 used from $3.49

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Average user review:

(143 reviews)

Still hilarious after all this time

I'd forgotten how funny this one was, and how the comedies of the 70s and 80s were some of the best. Steve Martin is at the peak of his comedic form here, playing Navin Johnson, who is so stupid he doesn't even realize he's not a black person. Bernadette Peters gets to show off her vocal skills and comedic talent too, as Navin's lover, Marie.
Navin goes through a period of his life working at a gas station, then at a carnival, accidentally makes a fortune, then loses it all when the product that made him rich starts causing serious problems.
Not to worry---his large black family will always take care of their ridiculous white boy!
August 24, 2008

Funniest movie ever

I have watched this movie probably 50 times and it still makes me laugh when he talks about his "special purpose". I would highly recommend this movie to anyone and the special features on this disc are also fun, too. June 28, 2008

Classic comedy

One of the best ever. Not much off color stuff, so you can watch it with your kids! You will be using lines from this one for years to come. May 18, 2008

Steve Martin's best work

Steve Martin is at his best with non-stop comedy. This is not a family film but this is adult humor at its best. It's one of those movies you can watch over and over again. A wonderful piece of comedy. February 11, 2008

High quality transfer for "The Jerk"

This is certainly a Steve Martin classic. Very funny, timeless comedy.
The audio and video is the best I have ever seen it on this tranfer.
I can only remember the countless times I've seen this on regular TV, with the outdated audio and video. Never again!
A must own for "The Jerk" fans that do not have Universal HD from their cable provider. January 28, 2008

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