The Jerk

Name: The Jerk
Released: 1979
Duration: 94 min

A rags to riches to rags story.

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Slapstick Absurdist comedy Fish out of water Rags to riches Rise and fall Social satire

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Release: 1979
Runtime: 94 min

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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.

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