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The Jerk (1979)
United StatesR94Min
7.1 ( 66K Votes )
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82 %The Jerk follows the story of Navin Johnson, a man who was adopted by a poor black family and grows up to be an extremely dumb and naive person. After leaving home and hitchhiking across the country, Navin finds himself in various absurd and comedic situations, eventually becoming a millionaire and losing it all.
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- rags to riches
- slapstick comedy
- stupidity
- riches to rags
- breaking the fourth wall
- fish out of water
- hitchhiking
- voice over narration
- wealth
- gas station
- leaving home
- homelessness
- family relationships
- disco
- motel
- carnival
- inventor
- dancing
- 1970s
- phone book
- adopted son
- told in flashback
- family reunion
- eyeglasses
- nouveau riche
- mansion
- dog
- coming of age
- surprise ending
- singing
- employer employee relationship
- tennis court
- film projector
- butler
- mississippi
- crossed eyes
- african american
- man in a bathtub
- woman riding a motorcycle
- motorcycle stunt
- trumpet
- thermos
- racial confusion
- knife throwing
- sharecropper
- blow
- sniper
- racial slur
- racist
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