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The Jerk (1979) More at IMDbPro »

Navin is an idiot. Hew grew up in Mississippi as adopted son of a black family. But at his 18th birthday he feels he wants to discover the rest of the world and sets out to St. Louis... Everyone exploits his naivety, but then a simple invention brings him a fortune. Written by Tom Zoerner {Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de}

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Navin R. Johnson (Steve Martin) is a dim-witted White man who was adopted as an infant by a poor rural southern Black family... more (warning! contains spoilers)

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