The Jerk (40th Anniversary) (Blu-ray)

A rags to riches to rags story.
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Format:  Blu-ray
item number:  7CRH4
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  • Encoding: Region A
  • Released: December 18, 2018
  • Originally Released: 1979
  • Label: Shout Factory

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Carl Reiner, who has made his own contributions to comedy with Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks and Dick Van Dyke, does little to set a mood or rhythm or even an aura of good feeling that will carry audiences over the slow spots. Full Review
Maclean's Magazine
Jul 19, 2019
The comedy runs out of steam when the jerk makes good, but laugh for laugh it's probably a better investment than 10. Full Review
Time Out
Jun 24, 2006
Within ts limitations, The Jerk is a capably produced entertainment, seasoned by deft bit performances from several actors... Full Review
Washington Post
Apr 23, 2018
92 minutes of direct and sweet surrealism Full Review
CinePassion
Feb 13, 2010
Rating: 3/4 -- Basically a series of skits that are barely tethered to a plot, this works better than expected, thanks primarily to Martin's infectious performance. Full Review
Film Frenzy
Dec 22, 2018
Rating: 2/4 -- We get the sense at times that the cast and crew arrived at a location, found the script bankrupt of real laughs, and started looking around for funny props. Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Jul 5, 2005
It's just a strange little movie. Full Review
rachelsreviews.net
Apr 12, 2019

Product Description:

Navin Johnson, a none-too-bright white boy raised by a family of black sharecroppers, somehow manages to reach adulthood without ever discovering he was adopted. His parents finally tell him the truth on his birthday and, shocked by the news, he decides to head off to the big city to seek his fortune. Although he embarks on his odyssey with Candide-like optimism, Navin soon learns the cruel ways of the world as his crazy invention--a device to stop one's glasses from sliding--leads him from rags to riches and back to rags. Steve Martin is riotous in this no-holds-barred broad slapstick comedy, with Bernadette Peters playing his accepting love interest. Jackie Mason, M. Emmet Walsh, and Bill Macy are excellent in small roles, but the focus is always on Martin, who is at his goofy best in a film loaded with hysterical sight gags and a dog whose name cannot be said on television.

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  • Sales Rank: 106,697
  • UPC: 826663191684
  • Shipping Weight: 0.18/lbs (approx)
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