New Old Movie Review: The Jerk (1979)
Released at the tail end of the 1970s, The Jerk is a time capsule of an era when absurdist humor was starting to break into the mainstream. Steve Martin, fresh off his white-suit stand-up fame, made his big-screen debut as Navin R. Johnson—a well-meaning dimwit whose journey from humble beginnings to sudden fortune (and back
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