Cinematic background from The Jerk 1979 - After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson runs off on a hilarious misadventure in this comedy classic that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags 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.

The Jerk

1979

Comedy

Directors:
Carl Reiner
Writers:
Carl Gottlieb, Steve Martin, Michael Elias
Official poster of The Jerk 1979 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman with a blonde curly hair wearing a tiara; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A room filled with stairs and chandeliers next to a table; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A group of women standing next to each other on a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A person with curly brown hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man in a suit and tie sitting next to a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman in a black hat holding a trumpet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A person sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A group of people sitting on the floor of a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A person with curly blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A group of people sitting around a table looking at a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man and a woman are standing on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman in a hat sitting in front of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man kneeling next to a dog on a street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man and a woman dressed in wedding attire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man leaning over the edge of a swimming pool; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A couple of men sitting next to each other on top of a couch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – Two people sitting on a porch with a dog; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman sitting at a table in front of a clock; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A large pool surrounded by hedges and statues; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man and a woman posing for a picture in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man wearing a straw hat and overalls is cutting paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman in a white dress and a man in a black suit in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman wearing a straw hat with pink flowers on it; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman in a white dress and a man sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman sitting on the ground holding a book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man and a woman are standing in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A person with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – An older black man smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A person wearing a straw hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A dog sitting on top of a bed wearing a hat and sunglasses; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman in a pink shirt is talking to an older man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman with curly blonde hair looking in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman crying while holding onto a trumpet; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man holding a donut in his hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – An older woman with a surprised look on her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman and a little girl are in a park; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A group of people sitting on a porch reading; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A living room filled with furniture and a chandelier in it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man in a suit and tie smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man in a white shirt and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – Two women dressed up as old ladies in a store; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – Two young children sitting on a bed in a pink room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man and a woman sitting on the ground eating sandwiches; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman wearing a hat talking to a man in a park; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A dog wearing sunglasses and a hat in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman in a wig talking to an older man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man sitting at a dinner table with a child; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A shirtless man with his hands raised in the air; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – An older man and a younger woman in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman with purple hair is sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman with a blonde curly hair standing in front of other women; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman with blonde curly hair standing next to a fire hydrant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A group of people sitting in front of a house; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – An older man talking on a pink phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man and a dog on the side of the road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man and a woman are looking into each others eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – An older woman is crying while hugging an older woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – An older woman sitting next to a young boy; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – An older woman and a younger man wearing hats; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – An older woman wearing a hat and a yellow jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – An older man wearing a pink shirt and a pink tie talking to an older woman wearing a pink shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A woman standing at a dinner table with a bunch of children; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A person wearing a vest and a pink shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man in a suit standing at a table with other people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man standing in front of a blue car; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man sitting next to a young boy at a dinner table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A dining room table set for a meal with plates , glasses , silverware , and napkins on it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – An rv parked in the middle of a field with a ferris wheel in the background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man in a white hat and white shirt is putting a drink in a drink dispenser; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jerk” (1979), directed by Carl Reiner – A man and a woman laying in a bed together; Close Up shot, Overhead angle