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The Jerk

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Comedy starring Steve Martin

Navin Johnson, the white sheep in a poor black family of Mississippi sharecroppers, leaves home to seek his fortune in the big city. Navin's struggle for fame, his invention of the miraculous opti-grab device and the earth-shattering discovery of his "special purpose" are just part of the Johnson legend.
(1979, 15)
See Films: pages 44-49 ****

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Contributors

Director:
Carl Reiner
Navin Johnson:
Steve Martin
Marie Kimball:
Bernadette Peters
Patty Bernstein:
Catlin Adams
Mother:
Mabel King
Father:
Richard Ward
Taj:
Dick Anthony Williams
Stan:
Bill Macy
Madman:
M. Emmet Walsh
Himself:
Carl Reiner
Source: Radio Times

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