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The Jerk
Part of The Jerk Collection
A rags to riches to rags story.
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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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Cast
Steve Martin
actor
Bernadette Peters
actor
Catlin Adams
actor
Mabel King
actor
Richard Ward
actor
Dick Anthony Williams
actor
Bill Macy
actor
M. Emmet Walsh
actor
Dick O'Neill
actor
Helena Carroll
actor
Pepe Serna
actor
Brownie McGhee
actor
Jackie Mason
actor
Carl Reiner
actor
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