The Jerk

The story

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 & crew

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