That wild and crazy guy, Steve Martin, makes his film-starring debut in the wacky comedy hit The Jerk. Steve plays Navin Johnson, the adopted son of a poor black sharecropper family, whose crazy inventions lead him from rags to riches...right back to rags. Steve propels Navin through a string of misadventures-becoming smitten with a lady motorcycle racer, surviving a series of screwball attacks by a deranged killer, and becoming a millionaire by inventing the "Opti-grab" handle for eyeglasses-and shows why he's one of the hottest comic performers in the world.
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2019-05-08
The jerk
Love Steve Martin,funniest man on the planet.
2015-07-09
F##king brilliant
Very funny film!
2014-07-26
Crap don't buy this ****
Worst movie I've ever watched
2009-10-18
Martin Shine
This reminded me of a lot of Woody Allen's early comedies.
It's fun, really well executed and packed with good comedy.
It is a little obtusely "wacky", but then it is Martin's first film. Having said that, unlike many Woody Allen plots, the narrative structure holds for the entire film. And has a really gentle satisfying ending.
Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters are really effective.
2008-07-03
Classic Steve Martin
The most laugh out loud movie you can ever hope to see. classic Steve Martin!!!!