

The Jerk(1979)
“A rags to riches to rags story.”
December 14, 1979
1h 34m
Flop
IMDb7.167,286
RT82%
Meta61/100
TMDB6.9872
Overview
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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Budget
$4.0M
Revenue
$100.0M
Profit
+$96.0M
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Original Language
en
Country
United States of America
Production
Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society
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