Cast & crew
The Jerk (1979)
Directed by Carl Reiner Written by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, Michael Elias
Cast
| Steve Martin | Navin R. Johnson |
| Bernadette Peters | Marie Kimble Johnson |
| Catlin Adams | Patty Bernstein |
| Mabel King | Mother |
| Richard Ward | Father |
| Carl Gottlieb | Iron Balls McGinty |
| Dick Anthony Williams | Taj |
| Bill Macy | Stan Fox |
| Dick O'Neill | Frosty |
| Maurice Evans | Hobart |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Madman |
| Ren Woods | Elvira |
| Sharon Johansen | Lenore Hartounian |
| Helena Carroll | Hester |
| Pepe Serna | Punk #1 |
| Sonny Terry | Blues Singer |
| Brownie McGhee | Blues Singer |
| Jackie Mason | Harry Hartounian |
| Gene LeBell | Con Man |
| Carl Reiner | Carl Reiner the Celebrity |
| Lenny Montana | Con Man |
| David Landsberg | Bank Manager |
| Domingo Ambriz | Father De Cordoba |
| Larry Hankin | Circus Hand (uncredited) |
| Howard Hesseman | Carnival Worker (uncredited) |
| Rob Reiner | Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited) |
| Gailard Sartain | Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited) |
| William Schallert | Judge M.A. Loring |
| Richard Foronjy | Con Man |
| Clete Roberts | Announcer |
| Frances E. Williams | Grandma Johnson |
| Lydia McGhee | Cleotis Johnson |
| Niko Denise Holmes | Satch Johnson |
| Shawn Harris | Pierre Johnson |
| Nyles Harris | Leroy Johnson (as Niles Harris) |
| Susan Denise Harrison | Lisa Johnson |
| Douglas S. Close | Fireman |
| Trinidad Silva | Punk |
| Alston Ahern | Bride |
| Lawrence Green | Father of the Bride |
| Ken Magee | Carnival Rube |
| Tom J. Delaney | Tourist |
| Alfred Dennis | Irving |
| Marc Loge | Farm Boy |
| Jon Leichter | Billy |
| Lillian Adams | Tillie |
| Joe Lynn | Voodoo Dancer |
| Maurice Marsac | French Waiter |
| Fred Lerner | Con Man |
| Jerry G. Velasco | Man in Garden |
| Kimberly Cameron | Disco Party |
| Elizabeth Macey | Disco Party |
| Richie Reiner | Disco Party |
| Daniel Trevor | Disco Party |
| Benjie Bancroft | Bailiff (uncredited) |
Crew
| Jack Elliott | Original Music Composer |
| Steve Martin | Screenplay |
| Carl Gottlieb | Screenplay |
| Carl Reiner | Director |
| Bud Molin | Editor |
| Diane Peterson | Stunts |
| April Ferry | Costume Supervisor |
| Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunt Coordinator |
| Peter Macgregor-Scott | Associate Producer |
| Richard C. Goddard | Set Decoration |
| Theadora Van Runkle | Costume Design |
| Debbie Evans | Stunts |
| David V. Picker | Producer |
| Ron Spang | Editor |
| Penny Perry | Casting |
| Victor J. Kemper | Director of Photography |
| Michael Elias | Screenplay |
| Geno Havens | Casting |
| William E. McEuen | Producer |
| Jack T. Collis | Production Design |
| Jeannie Epper | Stunts |