The Jerk

Dec 14, 1979

1h 34m

★ 6.9

A rags to riches to rags story.

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Aspen Film Society

The Jerk Trailers

Cast

Navin R. Johnson

Steve Martin

Marie Kimble Johnson

Bernadette Peters

Patty Bernstein

Catlin Adams

Mother

Mabel King

Father

Richard Ward

Iron Balls McGinty

Carl Gottlieb

Taj

Dick Anthony Williams

Stan Fox

Bill Macy

Madman

M. Emmet Walsh

Frosty

Dick O'Neill

Hobart

Maurice Evans

Hester

Helena Carroll

(Long Synopsis) "When former tennis pro Owen “Game Set” Match gets fired from his cushy job instructing at the affluent Fountain Club, he’s forced to take a position at the gritty public courts of the Derby City Recreation Center. There he contends with his new co-workers, a ragtag group of tennis pro misfits; his boss Sherry, a strong-willed, single mother; and her son Jake, a goth teenager and secret tennis hopeful. Slowly Owen begins to win over his colleagues, mend his broken friendships and help Jake fix his serve … and develops a romantic connection with Sherry, despite her insistence that she doesn't date tennis pros. Just when things seem to be looking up, Owen’s former boss and court nemesis challenges the Derby City club to a showdown in the annual Combo Cup tennis tournament. As he leads his team of oddball amateurs, Owen learns the most valuable lesson of all … On the court or off, everyone deserves a second chance!"

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