The Jerk

For other uses, see Jerk (disambiguation). For the dance, see Jerk (dance).

The Jerk
A disheveled man in a bathrobe holding a chair, his trousers fallen around his ankles
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCarl Reiner
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Steve Martin
  • Carl Gottlieb
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyVictor J. Kemper
Edited by
Music byJack Elliott
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 14, 1979 (1979-12-14)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[2]
Box office$100 million[2]

The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and written by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, and Michael Elias (from a story by Martin and Gottlieb). This was Martin's first starring role in a feature film. The film also features Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh, Catlin Adams, Maurice Evans, and Jackie Mason. Critical reviews were mostly positive, and The Jerk was a major financial success.

  1. ^ "The Jerk (12)". British Board of Film Classification. January 16, 1980. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Brummel, Chris (2008-04-08). The Jerk: That Movie About Hating Cans. BrumBrum via Internet Archive. Retrieved on August 14, 2017.