Some may not think that this is not the greatest comedic (perhaps ever) movie ever. They are wrong.
The Jerk
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The new phone book is here, the new phone book is her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Lord loves a workin' man; don't trust whitey; see a doctor and get rid of it.
It's a profit deal. That takes all the pressure off. You can have anything in this 3 inch area which incudes the chkiclets but not the erasers.
I love the movie, but hate the title. He’s not a jerk at all. He’s naive, but not a jerk.
I was born a poor black child….
"Good Lord, I've heard about this, Cat juggling"
I’m picking out a ther-mos for you! Not an ordinary ther-mos for you!
Title of this thread is misleading. Opened it thinking it was gonna be about John the racist Canuck.
Classic flick though. By the way, he’s a self proclaimed “jerk”...
“I am not a bum. I'm a jerk. I once had wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. Now I only have two things: my friends, and... uh... my thermos.”
-Navin
Classic flick though. By the way, he’s a self proclaimed “jerk”...
“I am not a bum. I'm a jerk. I once had wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. Now I only have two things: my friends, and... uh... my thermos.”
-Navin
Mel Brooks, John Landis and Harold Ramis say hold my beer. Poor take Glennnnnn. Top 25 candidate but not GOAT.
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Later the diving coach at Grand Lakes University
“The new phone book's here! The new phone book's here!"
"Boy, I wish I could get that excited about nothing."
"Nothing? Are you kidding? Page 73: Johnson, Navin R.! I'm somebody now! Millions of people look at this book every day!”
"Boy, I wish I could get that excited about nothing."
"Nothing? Are you kidding? Page 73: Johnson, Navin R.! I'm somebody now! Millions of people look at this book every day!”
How far are you going?
To the end of this fence
Okay.....gets in
To the end of this fence
Okay.....gets in
I don't know whose skin Glenn was wearing when he watched it, but The Jerk is not even in the conversation for greatest comedic movie ever. Matter of fact, a middling comedy like say "Me, Myself, and Irene" eats its lunch in a similar genre of comedy.
The Jerk has a few fine moments but it violates the 1 golden rule of comedy, never act dumber than you actually are in a comedy. The Three Stooges were masterful at that. They did very stupid things constantly yet they were hilarious because they didn't play stupid, they were like overly ambitious rubes that funny things happened to but they didn't mug stupid for the camera which is the death knell for comedy. Even when Curly would go into his schtick he did so with a gusto and a purposefulness not like some guy playing dumb. He tried hard but was dumb as a result and that was fine comedy.
The Jerk has a few fine moments but it violates the 1 golden rule of comedy, never act dumber than you actually are in a comedy. The Three Stooges were masterful at that. They did very stupid things constantly yet they were hilarious because they didn't play stupid, they were like overly ambitious rubes that funny things happened to but they didn't mug stupid for the camera which is the death knell for comedy. Even when Curly would go into his schtick he did so with a gusto and a purposefulness not like some guy playing dumb. He tried hard but was dumb as a result and that was fine comedy.
Solid... but The Jerk doesn't even contain the greatest Steve Martin line ever (starts about 1:15):