The Jerk

Genre: Comedy

Worldwide gross$100M

Navin is an idiot. He grew up in Mississippi as the adopted son of a black family, but on his 18th birthday he feels he wants to discover the rest of the world and sets out for St. Louis. There everyone exploits his naivete, until a simple invention brings him a fortune.

🏆 1 win & 1 nomination total

Director

Carl Reiner

Cast

Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams

Released

14 December 1979

Runtime

1h 34m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.1 / 10

Votes

67,286

Metascore

61

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Box office

$73,691,419

Budget

$4,000,000

Edition

Base