The Jerk, Too
The Jerk, Too
The Jerk, Too
1984
Comedy
TV Movie
Navin Johnson, the consummate idiot, returns in this remake of Steve Martin's popular 1979 film The Jerk. As in the first, Johnson, the lily white adoptee of a black sharecropper sets out across the country in search of true love.
Directed by:
Michael Schultz
36 total credits
Michael Schultz has 36 credits at Criticker, including: The Last Dragon, Car Wash, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Cooley High and Carbon Copy
Writers:
Steve Martin
87 total credits
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer. Martin was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Southern California, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and other smaller venues in the area. His ascent to fame picked up when he became a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later became a frequent guest on The Tonight Show..(Wikipedia)
13 total credits
Carl Gottlieb has 13 credits at Criticker, including: Jaws, The Jerk, Jaws 2 and Jaws 3-D
15 total credits
Rocco Urbisci has 15 credits at Criticker, including: George Carlin... It's Bad for Ya!, George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing, George Carlin: You Are All Diseased, George Carlin: Back in Town and George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances
6 total credits
Ziggy Steinberg has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Porky's Revenge, Another You, The Boss' Wife and The Jerk, Too
Starring:
Ray Walston
47 total credits
Ray Walston has 47 credits at Criticker, including: The Sting, The Apartment, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Of Mice and Men and Popeye
82 total credits
William Smith has 82 credits at Criticker, including: Conan the Barbarian, Maverick, Rumble Fish, Red Dawn and Maniac Cop
49 total credits
Martin Mull has 49 credits at Criticker, including: Mrs. Doubtfire, Jingle All the Way, Clue, Mr. Mom and Tim's Vermeer
10 total credits
Mabel King has 10 credits at Criticker, including: The Jerk, The Wiz, Ganja & Hess, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings and What's Happening!!
23 total credits
Martin moved to New York to pursue a career in acting. She was chiefly a Broadway character actress for many decades, debuting in Orson Welles' production of Native Son in 1941. She appeared in at least a dozen Broadway shows, including Jean Genet's The Blacks, the musical Raisin from 1973 to 1975, Ossie Davis' Purlie Victorious (and later the musical version, which was called Purlie), The Amen Corner and Tennessee Williams' Period of Adjustment. She was an original member of the American Negro
13 total credits
Robert Sampson has 13 credits at Criticker, including: Re-Animator, Robot Jox, The Dark Side of the Moon, Netherworld and The Arrival
19 total credits
Thalmus Rasulala has 19 credits at Criticker, including: Blacula, Roots, The Out-of-Towners, Mom and Dad Save the World and Friday Foster
11 total credits
Mark Blankfield has 11 credits at Criticker, including: Robin Hood: Men in Tights, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Angel III: The Final Chapter, Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again and Frankenstein General Hospital
9 total credits
Jimmie Walker has 9 credits at Criticker, including: The Guyver, Water, Good Times, Let's Do It Again and Rabbit Test
22 total credits
Patricia Barry has 22 credits at Criticker, including: Sea of Love, Kitten with a Whip, Playback, Crowhaven Farm and The Tattooed Stranger
Ratings & Reviews
(1)
Cast & Info
Directed by:
Michael Schultz 36 total credits
Michael Schultz has 36 credits at Criticker, including: The Last Dragon, Car Wash, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Cooley High and Carbon Copy
Writers:
Steve Martin 87 total credits
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer. Martin was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Southern California, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and other smaller venues in the area. His ascent to fame picked up when he became a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later became a frequent guest on The Tonight Show..(Wikipedia)
13 total credits
Carl Gottlieb has 13 credits at Criticker, including: Jaws, The Jerk, Jaws 2 and Jaws 3-D
15 total credits
Rocco Urbisci has 15 credits at Criticker, including: George Carlin... It's Bad for Ya!, George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing, George Carlin: You Are All Diseased, George Carlin: Back in Town and George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances
6 total credits
Ziggy Steinberg has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Porky's Revenge, Another You, The Boss' Wife and The Jerk, Too
Starring:
Ray Walston 47 total credits
Ray Walston has 47 credits at Criticker, including: The Sting, The Apartment, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Of Mice and Men and Popeye
82 total credits
William Smith has 82 credits at Criticker, including: Conan the Barbarian, Maverick, Rumble Fish, Red Dawn and Maniac Cop
49 total credits
Martin Mull has 49 credits at Criticker, including: Mrs. Doubtfire, Jingle All the Way, Clue, Mr. Mom and Tim's Vermeer
10 total credits
Mabel King has 10 credits at Criticker, including: The Jerk, The Wiz, Ganja & Hess, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings and What's Happening!!
23 total credits
Martin moved to New York to pursue a career in acting. She was chiefly a Broadway character actress for many decades, debuting in Orson Welles' production of Native Son in 1941. She appeared in at least a dozen Broadway shows, including Jean Genet's The Blacks, the musical Raisin from 1973 to 1975, Ossie Davis' Purlie Victorious (and later the musical version, which was called Purlie), The Amen Corner and Tennessee Williams' Period of Adjustment. She was an original member of the American Negro
13 total credits
Robert Sampson has 13 credits at Criticker, including: Re-Animator, Robot Jox, The Dark Side of the Moon, Netherworld and The Arrival
19 total credits
Thalmus Rasulala has 19 credits at Criticker, including: Blacula, Roots, The Out-of-Towners, Mom and Dad Save the World and Friday Foster
11 total credits
Mark Blankfield has 11 credits at Criticker, including: Robin Hood: Men in Tights, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Angel III: The Final Chapter, Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again and Frankenstein General Hospital
9 total credits
Jimmie Walker has 9 credits at Criticker, including: The Guyver, Water, Good Times, Let's Do It Again and Rabbit Test
22 total credits
Patricia Barry has 22 credits at Criticker, including: Sea of Love, Kitten with a Whip, Playback, Crowhaven Farm and The Tattooed Stranger
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