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www.filmcritic.com - : One of Steve Martin's proto-characters, The Jerk isn't quite what his name suggests, he's really more of an idiot than a jerk. ''Born a poor black man,'' the film follows his misadventures from the sharecrop farm to the big city, the circus, Hollywood, and ultimately fabulous wealth and bankruptcy, oblivious all the way. Ultimately he really does turn from sheer ignorant to wilfully awful, so maybe he's a jerk too... but that's beside the point. Martin's one-liners are pretty funny, very dry, and awfully quotable. Bernadette Peters, as the love of his life, appears in one of her most memorable roles, too. more...
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efilmcritic.com - : Okay, talented and industry veteran Martin is still on top of his game but he's mellowed out quite a bit since his frenetic days as an SNL regular catering to the pot-smoking sexual revolutionaries need for puerile entertainment. The Jerk was the comedy movie of the decade and fathered a whole school of dim-witted genius. more...
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www.toxicuniverse.com - : A jerk, as defined by Webster’s Dictionary©, exempting all definitions that deal with movement or chicken seasoning (as there are many) is “a stupid, foolish, or unconventional person”. (Note: This dictionary is circa 1981 as the only copy close by, but since it is to discuss a film from 1979, this is excusable.) more...
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