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About
Navin Johnson heads to Los Angeles to attend the wedding of his pen pal, Marie. On the way, he runs across a gang of hobos whose leader, Diesel, takes him to Las Vegas after learning of his skills at poker.
Director
Producers
Ziggy Steinberg, Steve Martin, George E. Crosby
Music
Frank Denson
Studio
Share Productions, Universal Television, 40 Share Productions
Keywords
The Jerk Collection
The Jerk (1979) follows naive Navin R. Johnson (Steve Martin) as he leaves his poor Black family, becomes a millionaire with the "Opti-Grab" invention (which makes people cross-eyed), loses it all, an...
Cast
Full credits →M
Mark Blankfield
Navin Johnson
R
Ray Walston
Diesel
R
Robert Sampson
Van Buren
P
Patricia Barry
Mrs. Van Buren
B
Barrie Ingham
Carl the Butler
S
Stacey Nelkin
Marie Van Buren
J
Jean LeClerc
Count Marco
T
Thalmus Rasulala
Crossroads
P
Pat McCormick
Dudley
B
Bill Saluga
Shoes
M
Mabel King
Mama Johnson
L
Lina Raymond
Cheetah Johnson
W
William Smith
Suicide
P
Pete Schrum
Ugly Eddie
L
Lainie Kazan
Card Player
A
Al Fann
Papa Johnson
T
Todd Hallowell
Damon Johnson
J
Jack O'Leary
Porter
L
Larry B. Scott
Harold Johnson
B
Benny Baker
Pop
