The Jerk

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Steve Martin Navin R. Johnson

Bernadette Peters Marie Kimble Johnson

Catlin Adams Patty Bernstein

Mabel King Mother

Richard Ward Father