The Jerk

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American film comedy film film

The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → comedy film → film →
basedOn	original screenplay →
boxOfficeGrossUSD	over 70 million →
characterPortrayedBy	Steve Martin →
cinematographyBy	Victor J. Kemper NERFINISHED →
colorProcess	color →
countryOfFilming	United States →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Carl Reiner →
distributedBy	Universal Pictures →
distributorRegion	North America →
editedBy	Bud Molin →
featuresHumorStyle	absurdist humor → physical comedy →
filmingLocation	Los Angeles →
followsCharacterArc	naive man discovering the world →
genre	comedy film → slapstick comedy →
hasCultFollowing	true →
hasHomeMediaRelease	Blu-ray → DVD → VHS →
mainCharacter	Navin R. Johnson →
medium	theatrical film →
mpaaRating	R →
musicBy	Jack Elliott →
narrativeTheme	rags-to-riches-to-rags story → social satire →
notableSong	Tonight You Belong to Me →
originalLanguage	English →
producer	William E. McEuen →
productionCompany	Aspen Film Society →
releaseDate	1979-12-14 →
releaseYear	1979 →
runtimeMinutes	94 →
screenwriter	Carl Gottlieb → Michael Elias → Steve Martin →
setIn	Los Angeles → Mississippi →
starring	Bernadette Peters → Catlin Adams → Jackie Mason → Mabel King → Richard Ward → Steve Martin →
storyBy	Steve Martin →
title	The Jerk →
writtenForPerformer	Steve Martin →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Steve Martin →	notableWork
The Jerk →	title