The Jerk (film)

The Jerk (1979) is Carl Reiner's rags-to-riches film comedy of belated self-discovery. Steve Martin stars. The film also features Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh, Jackie Mason, and Trinidad Silva. Reiner has a cameo appearance and his son Rob Reiner has an uncredited bit part.

Quotes

"I was born a poor black child."

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"There's something about that music (in reference to blues music). It depresses me."

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Navin Johnson, responding to a sniper trying to shoot him and hitting oil cans: "He hates these cans!"

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