The jerk / Universal ; an Aspen Film Society, William E. McEuen-David V. Picker production ; a Carl Reiner film ; screenplay by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, Michael Elias ; story by Steve Martin & Carl Gottlieb ; produced by David V. Picker, William E. McEuen ; directed by Carl Reiner.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 27340 | Universal61178210 | UniversalLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2005]Edition: 26th anniversary editionDescription: 1 videodisc (1 hr., 34 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 1417045655
- 9781417045655
- Music composed and conducted by Jack Elliott ; costume designer, Theadora Van Runkle ; edited by Bud Molin ; production designer, Jack T. Collis ; director of photography, Victor J. Kemper.
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Northport Library | DVD | COMEDY Jerk | Checked out | 05/21/2024 | 33111009116076 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Carl Reiner directs Steve Martin (who co-wrote the script with Carl Gottlieb) in this gag-laden comedy about an idiotic white man, raised by a poor family of black sharecroppers, who doesn't realize he's not black. Navin R. Johnson (Steve Martin) is told the horrible truth when he finds himself instinctively tapping his feet to an easy listening tune on the radio, instead of a low-down blues. His mother (Mabel King) tells him he's white and Navin takes to the road (in a World War II bomber helmet and goggles) to start a new life in St. Louis. A filling station owner, Harry Hartounian (Jackie Mason), give Navin his first break, hiring him to pump gas. One day at the station, Navin has a brainstorm, concocting an invention called "The Opti-grab," a combination handle and nose-brace for eyeglasses. But Navin runs into trouble when a crazed killer (M. Emmet Walsh) picks out his name at random from the telephone book and tries to kill him. Navin escapes to a traveling carnival, where he wrangles a job as the "guess-your-weight" man. At the carnival, he discovers his sexual nature, thanks to stunt rider and S&M enthusiast Patty Bernstein (Catlin Adams). But Navin meets the beautiful Marie (Bernadette Peters) and he quickly falls in love. In the meantime, the "Opti-grab" has taken off and soon Navin is a millionaire. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround sound (English); 2.0 mono. (French and Spanish).
Soundtrack in English, French or Spanish with optional subtitles in Spanish or French and English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward, Dick Anthony Williams, Bill Macy, M. Emmett Walsh, Dick O'Neill, Maurice Evans, Helena Carroll, Ren Wood, Pepe Serna, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGee, Jackie Mason.
Music composed and conducted by Jack Elliott ; costume designer, Theadora Van Runkle ; edited by Bud Molin ; production designer, Jack T. Collis ; director of photography, Victor J. Kemper.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979.
MPAA rating: R.
A rags-to-riches-to-rags story. Navin Johnson, adopted son of a poor black sharecropper family, produces some crazy inventions that lead him from rags to riches and right back to rags.
Special features: Anamorphic widescreen -- "Tonight you belong to me" (learn how toplay this classic tune on the ukulele) -- The lost filmstrips of Father Carolos Las Vegas De Cordova -- Language: English Dolby digital 5.1 ; Spanish Dolby digital 2.0 mono ; French Dolby digital 2.0 mono -- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French.
Special features: Learn how to play "Tonight you belong to me" (on the ukelele); The lost filmstrips of Father Carlos Las Vegas de Cordova; Original theatrical trailer; Production notes.