The Jerk(1979)

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Synopsis

Navin Johnson, an idiotic white man, who has been raised by a poor black family, doesn't realize that he's white, until one day his mother finally tells him. Distraught by the bombshell, he ventures out on his own to start a new life.
Navin Johnson, an idiotic white man, who has been raised by a poor black family, doesn't realize that he's white, until one day his mother finally tells him. Distraught by the bombshell, he ventures out on his own …
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In Theaters

  • November 1979

MPAA Rating

R

Genres

Comedy

Run Time

1 hour 44 minutes

Distributors

Universal Pictures

Director

Carl Reiner

Director
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