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First Run: The Jerk

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

continuing a season of films new to television. Tonight starring Steve Martin
Bernadette Peters 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 a small part of the Johnson legend.
Cult comedian Steve Martin stars in this satire on the great American dream.
Navin Johnson .STEVE MARTIN
Screenplay by STEVE MARTIN. CARL GOTTLIEB and MICHAEL ELIAS Produced by DAVID v. PICKER Directed by CARL REINER
(First showing on British television)
* FILMS: page 26

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Martin
Unknown:
Bernadette Peters
Unknown:
Navin Johnson
Unknown:
Steve Martin
Unknown:
Navin Johnson
Unknown:
Steve Martin.
Unknown:
Carl Gottlieb
Directed By:
Carl Reiner
Marie KimbalL:
Bernadette Peters
Patty Bernstein:
Catlin Adams
Mother:
Mabel King
Father:
Richard Ward
Taj DICK:
Anthony Williams
Stan Fox:
Bill MacY
Madman:
M Emmet Walsh
Frosty:
Dick O'Neill
Hobart:
Maurice Evans
Hester:
Helena Carroll
Elvira:
Ren Wood
First punk:
Pepe Serna
Blues singers:
Sonny Terry
Blues singers:
Brownie McGhee
Harry Hartounian:
Jackie Mason
Source: Radio Times

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