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The Jerk(Movie, 1979)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 34min | Genre: Comedy
The JerkRating: 3.5/5 (with 350350 votes)
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and written by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, and Michael Elias (from a story by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb). This was Martin's first starring role in a feature film. The film also features Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh, and Jackie Mason. Critical reviews were mostly positive, and The Jerk was a major financial success. ()
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Where to watch The Jerk (cinema/streaming/download)?

"The Jerk" is currently available on 2 providers. The Jerk can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Amazon Instant Video
Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: German, English
Duration: 1h 33min
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Apple / iTunes Store
Duration: 1h 34min
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Amazon Instant Video
Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: German, English
Duration: 1h 33min
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Apple / iTunes Store
Duration: 1h 34min
Free/Ads
Also available at Amazon.de on: Blu-ray

About The Jerk

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.

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Trailer for The Jerk + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Jerk | Official Trailer (Universal Pictures) HD(Trailer, 2:45)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Mississippi
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 23 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 12/14/1979
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"O Panaca"
"O Tonto"
"Jerk, The"
Budget: 4,000,000 USD
Revenue: 100,000,000 USD (= 2,500%)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:5424, Added: 02/14/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024