The Jerk

The Jerk (1979)

Timing: 1:34 (94 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1979-12-14

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society

Genre

Comedy

Budget

$4 000 000

Revenue

$73 691 419

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Director

Carl Reiner

Actors

Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward, Carl Gottlieb, Dick Anthony Williams, Bill Macy, M. Emmet Walsh, Dick O'Neill
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Scenario

Producer

David V. Picker, William E. McEuen

Operator

Victor J. Kemper

Composer

Jack Elliott

Artist

Audition

Penny Perry, Geno Havens

Editing

Bud Molin, Ron Spang
All team (19)

• One of Stanley Kubrick's (1928-1999) favorite films. Kubrick frequently quoted lines from it while working on his own films. He even once invited the lead actor, Steve Martin, to a game of chess.
• As Steve Martin later wrote in his memoirs, his favorite moment in the film is when his character and Bernadette Peters' character sing "Born Standing Up." The actor found it very touching and eagerly awaited the opportunity to see the audience's reaction to it during the premiere. To his greatest disappointment, this was precisely the moment many viewers chose to go to the lobby and buy more popcorn.
• At the very beginning of filming, Steve Martin accidentally dropped gloves on the dog's face, and their relationship never recovered from that moment.
• As Steve Martin later wrote in his memoirs, his favorite moment in the film is the one where his character and Bernadette Peters’ character sing “Born Standing Up.” The actor considered it very touching and eagerly awaited the opportunity to watch the audience’s reaction to it during the premiere. To his greatest disappointment, this was the moment many viewers chose to go to the lobby and buy more popcorn.