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The Jerk

Made in the days when Steve Martin wasn't afraid to be funny.

Comic Martin is on top form as the simple soul who discovers as an adult that he is adopted. A revelation? Well, his parents are black.

He sets out to make his own way in the world and comes through a series of bizarre self-inflicted situations to succeed against all the odds.


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