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Actors: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Jerk |
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A white man, who was adopted and raised by a black family, feels like doesn't fit in so he decides to go off and find his place in the world.
He works several different jobs, trying to find his place.
Along the way, he falls in love. He invents the Optigrab, a handle for eyeglasses, and becomes rich. He has everything he's ever dreamed of. However, the optigrab causes eye damage. He's sued by eveyone who suffered damage and is forced to pay a huge settlement.
His fortune is gone. He leaves his home, leaving his wife behind. Homeless and broke, he's now living on the streets.
His wife contacts his black family and go to find him. Luckily, they're able to find him and take him back to live happily ever after.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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The Jerk is a goofy movie about Navin Johnson, a guy who grew up in a poor black family and who wants to see the world. Navin becomes falls in love, becomes very wealthy and loses it all. In the end, his love (Bernadette Peters) and his family save him from life as a bum.
--Katrina, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Jerk |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- adult acting like child
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- another color
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
- California
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- sewers/subways
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
- Occasional swearing
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