The Jerk (1979)

That's All I Need!

Navin (Steve Martin) hits rock bottom, leaving Marie (Bernadette Peters) at the house, taking only his chair… and paddle ball game… and lamp…

Directed by Carl Reiner.

© Universal 2012

Released in 1979 by Universal.

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  • character-type: Jerk
  • editors-choice: Jerks
  • editors-choice: Break-Ups
  • editors-choice: Hilarious!
  • editors-choice: Licensable Clips
  • primary-genre: Comedy
  • secondary-genre: Screwball Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Slapstick Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Comedy
  • mood: Quirky
  • mood: Angry
  • prop: Paddle
  • prop: Lamp
  • prop: Remote Control
  • prop: Ashtray
  • prop: Match
  • prop: Chair
  • setting: Mansion
  • theme: Priorities
  • theme: Unity
  • theme: Compromise
  • theme: Overreacting
  • theme: Attitude
  • theme: Abandonment
  • theme: Choice
  • actor: Steve Martin
  • actor: Bernadette Peters
  • director: Carl Reiner
  • producer: William E. McEuen
  • producer: David V. Picker
  • producer: Peter Macgregor-Scott
  • cinematographer: Victor J. Kemper
  • editor: Bud Molin
  • editor: Ron Spang
  • costume-designer: Theadora Van Runkle
  • production-designer: Jack T. Collis
  • role-name: Navin R. Johnson
  • role-name: Marie Kimble Johnson
  • screenwriter: Carl Gottlieb
  • screenwriter: Steve Martin
  • screenwriter: Michael Elias
  • year: 1979
  • studio: Universal

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