The Jerk [6471] Released: 1979-12-14 Revenue: $100,000,000 Budget: $4,000,000 Profit: $96,000,000 Runtime: 94 mins Popularity: 1.9564 Vote Average: 6.898 Vote Count: 835 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. Cast [25] Steve MartinNavin R. Johnson Bernadette PetersMarie Kimble Johnson Catlin AdamsPatty Bernstein Mabel KingMother Richard WardFather Carl GottliebIron Balls McGinty Dick Anthony WilliamsTaj Bill MacyStan Fox M. Emmet WalshMadman Dick O'NeillFrosty Maurice EvansHobart Helena CarrollHester Ren WoodsElvira Pepe SernaPunk #1 Sonny TerryBlues Singer Brownie McGheeBlues Singer Jackie MasonHarry Hartounian Gene LeBellCon Man Carl ReinerSelf Larry HankinCircus Hand Howard HessemanCarnival Worker Rob ReinerTruck Driver Picking Gailard SartainGuy with Cracked Air Lenny MontanaCon Man William SchallertJudge M.A. Loring Trailers The Gas Station - Full Scene Trailer