The Jerk (1979) *First Time Watching Reaction! | Steve Martin’s Best?! |

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I don't care what anyone says, the line, " I was born a poor black child" by Steve Martin, is one of the funniest movie lines of all times😂

“He hates the cans, stay away from the cans” 🤣

"I'm gonna buy you a diamond so big, it'll make you puke." "I don't wanna puke!"

This is how Steve Martin was in the beginning of his career. His standup, this film, his characters on Saturday Night Live. It wasn't until later that he calmed down a bit with "Father of the Bride" and "Roxanne", etc.

“St Louis?” No, Navin Johnson 😂 just caught that

"You mean I'm gonna stay this color?"

Navin: "I am going to stay this color?!!" 🤣🤣🤣

"I was born a poor black child." 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 Fun Fact: Stanley Kubrick was a big admirer of this film. He would often recite lines from the film to cast and crew on his films and he once invited Steve Martin over so they could play chess. Lost In Translation Fact: When Marie (Bernadette Peters) is applying the face mask treatment to the older gentleman, she mentions that it will make the customer look years younger. At that moment his wife exclaims "ahlevai" which means "I wish" in Hebrew. Location Location Fact: The gigantic house shown in the film is the infamous Sheik Al-Fassi mansion in Beverly Hills, the first time the residence appeared in a major motion picture. The property was selected over about a half-dozen contenders, which included the former Harold Lloyd and Marion Davies estates. One reason this abode was chosen was because its very large and spacious rooms meant that any filming done in one part of the dwelling allowed great vista shots of adjoining areas at the same time. The mansion also had its own basement disco, where the dance scene was filmed. The 38-room mansion no longer exists; it was torched by an arsonist in 1980, and the building was demolished with the site becoming a vacant lot.

The cat juggling bit always makes me laugh.

I remember when I watched this the first time I randomly blurted out "I was born a poor black child" for at least a couple years lol

Steve Martin was only 34 when he made this movie. I just can't get over it.

Steve Martin & Carl Reiner - what could go wrong? 🤣

It's hard to go wrong with Steve Martin. The Jerk, Planes Trains and Automobiles, All of Me, 3 Amigos, Parenthood, Roxanne, L.A. Story, his stand-up, King Tut, SNL, The Muppet Movie, Only Murders in the Building...

Martin's first movie and he hit it out of the park. All Of Me is a highly underrated Steve Martin comedy. Fun reaction.

One dollar AND NINE CENTS !!

Steve's stand up was "wild and crazy guy". He does stupid really well

The beginning is funny just knowing Steve Martin is a self taught accomplished musician.

Marie was played by Bernadette Peters. She has been in several movies but much more known as a Broadway actress. Also was a frequent guest star on TV.

This entire move was essentially a gag on movies with an obvious beginning, middle, and end.