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Superhulttio

Original title: The Jerk
  • 1979
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
65K
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POPULARITY
4,418
685
Superhulttio (1979)
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Comedy

A simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.A simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.A simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.

  • Director
    • Carl Reiner
  • Writers
    • Steve Martin
    • Carl Gottlieb
    • Michael Elias
  • Stars
    • Steve Martin
    • Bernadette Peters
    • Catlin Adams
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    65K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,418
    685
    • Director
      • Carl Reiner
    • Writers
      • Steve Martin
      • Carl Gottlieb
      • Michael Elias
    • Stars
      • Steve Martin
      • Bernadette Peters
      • Catlin Adams
    • 172User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:32
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    The Jerk
    Clip 1:37
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    Photos89

    Steve Martin and Carl Reiner in Superhulttio (1979)
    Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters in Superhulttio (1979)
    Steve Martin, Mabel King, and Renn Woods in Superhulttio (1979)
    Steve Martin and Carl Reiner in Superhulttio (1979)
    Steve Martin, Mabel King, Richard Ward, and Frances E. Williams in Superhulttio (1979)
    Steve Martin and Bill Macy in Superhulttio (1979)
    Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters in Superhulttio (1979)
    Steve Martin in Superhulttio (1979)
    Steve Martin and Catlin Adams in Superhulttio (1979)
    Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters in Superhulttio (1979)
    Steve Martin and Bill Macy in Superhulttio (1979)
    Steve Martin in Superhulttio (1979)

    Top cast

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    Steve Martin
    Steve Martin
    • Navin
    • (as Pig Eye Jackson also)
    • …
    Bernadette Peters
    Bernadette Peters
    • Marie
    Catlin Adams
    Catlin Adams
    • Patty Bernstein
    Mabel King
    Mabel King
    • Mother
    Richard Ward
    Richard Ward
    • Father
    Dick Anthony Williams
    Dick Anthony Williams
    • Taj
    Bill Macy
    Bill Macy
    • Stan Fox
    M. Emmet Walsh
    M. Emmet Walsh
    • Madman
    Dick O'Neill
    Dick O'Neill
    • Frosty
    Maurice Evans
    Maurice Evans
    • Hobart
    Helena Carroll
    • Hester
    Renn Woods
    Renn Woods
    • Elvira
    • (as Ren Wood)
    Pepe Serna
    Pepe Serna
    • Punk #1
    Sonny Terry
    • Blues Singer
    Brownie McGhee
    • Blues Singer
    • (as Brownie McGee)
    Jackie Mason
    Jackie Mason
    • Harry Hartounian
    David Landsberg
    David Landsberg
    • Bank Manager
    Domingo Ambriz
    • Father De Cordoba
    • Director
      • Carl Reiner
    • Writers
      • Steve Martin
      • Carl Gottlieb
      • Michael Elias
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Stanley Kubrick was a big admirer of this film. He would often recite lines from the film to cast and crew on his films and he once invited Steve Martin over so they could play chess.
    • Goofs
      When the family is sitting around the table for Navin's (Steve Martin) birthday, they congratulate him and his brother says "That's great, Steve!"
    • Quotes

      Navin R. Johnson: Well I'm gonna to go then! And I don't need any of this. I don't need this stuff, and I don't need *you*. I don't need anything. Except this.

      [picks up an ashtray]

      Navin R. Johnson: And that's the only thing I need is *this*. I don't need this or this. Just this ashtray... And this paddle game. - The ashtray and the paddle game and that's all I need... And this remote control. - The ashtray, the paddle game, and the remote control, and that's all I need... And these matches. - The ashtray, and these matches, and the remote control, and the paddle ball... And this lamp. - The ashtray, this paddle game, and the remote control, and the lamp, and that's all *I* need. And that's *all* I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one... I need this. - The paddle game and the chair, and the remote control, and the matches for sure. Well what are you looking at? What do you think I'm some kind of a jerk or something! - And this. That's all I need.

      [walking outside]

      Navin R. Johnson: The ashtray, the remote control, the paddle game, and this magazine, and the chair.

      Navin R. Johnson: [outside now] And I don't need one other thing, except my dog.

      [Shithead growls at him]

      Navin R. Johnson: I don't need my dog.

    • Crazy credits
      Pig Eye Jackson - Cat Juggler (Steve Martin)
    • Alternate versions
      A version of "The Jerk" shown on cable's Turner Network Television contained alternate footage. Besides changing the name of Navin's dog to "Stupid" from "Shithead," genuine alternate footage was contained; in one previously-unseen scene, Navin is so broken-up over the loss of Marie that he "just had to spin." The carnies remove him from the ride by force, and he tries to explain to them what emotions are. The "charity" montage also differs: before the cat-juggling sequence, Navin meets a professor-type who insults him and shows him some apparently unpleasant pictures, and a Texan millionaire who cries over small cracks on the seat of his airplane; he pays both, of course. In this version there is no "Iron-Balls McGinty" sequence.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: The Jerk/Kramer vs. Kramer/Star Trek/Mr. Mike's Mondo Video/Sleeping Beauty (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Tonight You Belong To Me
      Sung by Bernadette Peters and Steve Martin

      Music by Lee David

      Lyric by Billy Rose

    User reviews172

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    Steve Martin Carries the Film to the Top
    Steve Martin's out-of-this-world performance is the main calling card of this hilarious comedy. Martin stars as a moron who has been raised by a poor African-American family. One night after hearing some music on the radio, he decides that it is time for him to go find his place in the world. What follows is a poor man's "Forrest Gump". Martin gets into some odd situations and goes from the bottom of the social ladder, to the top, and then to the bottom again. This is a flat-out comedy that is a laugh-a-minute romp. 4 stars out of 5.
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    14
    • tfrizzell
    • Apr 12, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 1980 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Supernollan
    • Filming locations
      • Beverly Estate, 1011 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA(grounds of Navin's mansion)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Aspen Film Society
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $73,691,419
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,935,025
      • Dec 16, 1979
    • Gross worldwide
      • $73,691,419
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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