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Great news! “The Jerk” is available to watch on Netflix USA!

Date Added: 1st May 2025

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History:

   08/01/2023: Added to Netflix

   01/01/2024: Removed from Netflix

   05/01/2025: Streaming Again

Synopsis:

Misadventure follows a cheerfully clueless man as he says goodbye to his family and hits the road in this rags-to-riches-to-rags comedy.

Certificate: R Restricted. May be inappropriate for ages under 17.

Year: 1979

Duration: 1hr 33m

Audio: English [Original], Spanish (Latin America)

Subtitles: English, Spanish (Latin America)

Cast and Crew

Director: Carl Reiner

Cast: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward, Dick Anthony Williams, Bill Macy, M. Emmet Walsh, Dick O’Neill, Maurice Evans

Production & Box Office Details:

“The Jerk” was produced by Universal Pictures and Aspen Film Society with a budget of $4m. With it’s initial release on December 14th 1979 it made approximately $100m at the Box Office.

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