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* DownerEnding: Subverted. It seems like the movie would end with Navin languishing alone and forgotten in poverty, until Marie and his adoptive family show up.
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* GilliganCut: After the newscast with Carl Reiner announcing his plans to sue Navin, Navin assures Marie that they won't lose the lawsuit by saying "We're going to receive a fair trial from an impartial jury." Cut to the cross-eyed judge and jurors ruling in favor of Reiner.
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''The Jerk'' is an American comedy film from 1979. It was SteveMartin's Creator/SteveMartin's first starring role in a feature film, and was directed by Carl Reiner.
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--> '''Navin''': "[[DoubleEntendre Two boobs]]! That's what he takes us for!"
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* NWordPrivileges: Played for laughs as Navin beats the crap out of racist developers.
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* RoadTripAcrossTheStreetRoadTripAcrossTheStreet: Navin's journey starts by hitchhiking down to the end of the block where his home is.
-->'''Navin:''' Thanks for the company, I hope I can repay you someday!
-->'''Navin:''' Thanks for the company, I hope I can repay you someday!
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** Then, promptly steps in the not-Shinola.
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--> ''"You mean I'm gonna '''stay''' this color?"''
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* PreAssKickingOneLiner: As Navin beats down racist landlords, he says "Sir, you are talking to a nigger!"
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* PreAssKickingOneLiner: As Navin beats down racist landlords, he says "Sir, you are talking ''talking'' to a nigger!"
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** Patty playing a little too aggressively with Navin's "special purpose."
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** He actually has several!
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** Navin listing all of the incredibly specific (and increasingly absurd) things that he always told his family he wanted to have and has now bought.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The [[{{Tagline}} tagline]] was "A rags to riches to rags story." Nonspecific, but that's basically the whole movie.
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* GagBoobs: Played with (no, [[IThoughtYouMeant not like that, you creep]]) during the "snails on the food" scene in which Marie is wearing a low-cut dress and looking up in a way that shows off her cleavage.
--> '''Navin''': "[[DoubleEntendre Two boobs]]! That's what he takes us for!"
--> '''Navin''': "[[DoubleEntendre Two boobs]]! That's what he takes us for!"
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* HappilyAdopted: There's no question that Navin was very happy with his adoptive family growing up.
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* HappilyAdopted: There's no question that Navin was very happy with his adoptive family growing up.up, and that they loved him as deeply as they did any other family member.
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* VisualPun: Navin's family had to tear down their old house, but they built a bigger house in it's place. If you look closely, you'll notice that it's the exact same hovel as before, only scaled up about 40%. Hey, he said "bigger," not necessarily "nicer."
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* VisualPun: Navin's family had to tear down their old house, but they built a bigger house in it's its place. If you look closely, you'll notice that it's the exact same hovel as before, only scaled up about 40%. Hey, he said "bigger," not necessarily "nicer."
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* HappilyAdopted: There's no question that Navin was very happy with his adoptive family growing up.
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* KindheartedSimpleton: Part of Navin's charm. As much of a bonehead as he is, for much of the movie he has nothing but the best intentions.
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* KindheartedSimpleton: Part of Navin's charm. As much of a bonehead as he is, for much of the movie he has nothing but the best intentions. intentions.
* LiteralMetaphor: Navin literally learns the difference between shit and Shinola.
* LiteralMetaphor: Navin literally learns the difference between shit and Shinola.
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* DoorstepBaby: DoorstopBaby: How Navin wound up with the Johnsons.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Patty the motorcycle daredevil.
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** All the things Navin claims are "all [he] needs!".
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* DescriptionCut: Upon discovering his name in the phone-book:
-->'''Navin:''' Things are gonna start happening to me now!\\
''[Cut to the Sniper picking names at random out of a phone-book:]''\\
'''Sniper:''' 'Johnson, Navin R.'. Sounds like a typical bastard.
-->'''Navin:''' Things are gonna start happening to me now!\\
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'''Sniper:''' 'Johnson, Navin R.'. Sounds like a typical bastard.
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* TemptingFate: Upon discovering his name in the phone-book:
-->'''Navin:''' Things are gonna start happening to me now!\\
''[Cut to the Sniper picking names at random out of a phone-book:]''\\
'''Sniper:''' 'Johnson, Navin R.'. Sounds like a typical bastard.
-->'''Navin:''' Things are gonna start happening to me now!\\
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'''Sniper:''' 'Johnson, Navin R.'. Sounds like a typical bastard.
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* BookEnds: The film starts and ends with Navin singing and dancing with his family at home.
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* BerserkButton: Navin was raised by a black family and, for much of his life, thought he was black. He takes the N-word very personally.
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* BerserkButton: Navin was raised by a black family and, for much of his life, thought he was black. [[NWordPrivileges He takes the N-word very personally.personally]].
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* FreudianExcuse: The Sniper's rampage was prompted by the breakdown of his marriage and the fact that he was quitting smoking.
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** It also turns out that Navin's father is, unexpectedly, a financial wizard who makes millions by investing the funds that Navin was sending home.
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->''"Lord loves a working man, don't trust whitey..."''
-->-- '''Navin R. Johnson'''
-->-- '''Navin R. Johnson'''
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* OverlyLongGag: "I know we've only known each other four weeks and three days, but to me it seems like nine weeks and five days." Navin then proceeds to [[LongList list every single day he spent with her]], explaining how long each of them felt and how they add up.
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* OverlyLongGag: "I know we've only known each other four weeks and three days, but to me it seems like nine weeks and five days." Navin then proceeds to [[LongList list every single day he spent with her]], explaining how long each of them felt and how they add up. up.
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: As Navin beats down racist landlords, he says "Sir, you are talking to a nigger!"
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* KindheartedSimpleton: Part of Navin's charm. As much of a bonehead as he is, for much of the movie he has nothing but the best intentions.
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* ExorcistHead: Navin's reaction to the size of the check from Stan.
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* ExorcistHead: Navin's reaction to the size of the check from Stan.Stan Fox.
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* DinnerOrderFlub: Marie gets the escargot at a fancy restaurant.
--> '''Navin:''' You would think that in a fancy restaurant at these prices you could keep the snails off the food!
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''The Jerk'' is an American comedy film from 1979. It was SteveMartin's first starring role in a feature film, and was directed by Carl Reiner.
The film follows Navin R. Johnson, a bum, who tells his life story. After finding out that he is not a natural born child of his black parents, Navin decides to leave home and make it for himself in the world. Despite the fact that he is woefully unprepared, Navin manages to land himself a job, escape a decidedly random psychopath, run away with a traveling carnival, find the woman of his dreams, and hit it rich, before finally losing everything and ending up a bum in the street.
Along the way, the film details Navin's interactions with the people and world around him, where his common misunderstandings of every-day situations often [[HilarityEnsues lead to hilarious results]].
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!!'''Tropes associated with this work:'''
* BallsOfSteel: SteveMartin's character makes the mistake of kicking the crotch of [[MeaningfulName "Iron Balls" McGinty.]]
* BerserkButton: Navin was raised by a black family and, for much of his life, thought he was black. He takes the N-word very personally.
* ChekhovsGun: After Navin gets his first job, he promises to send some of everything he makes back to his family. [[spoiler:Later, once he's homeless, it turns out that he continued sending his family checks after he got rich. They began investing the money and are fairly well off by the end of the movie.]]
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: "He hates these cans!"
* ConspicuousConsumption: The first thing Navin does after finding out how much he really cashed his check for.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Played for laughs by the ending;
-->'''Navin:''' How did you find me?\\
'''Father:''' I dunno. This is the first place we looked.
* CreatorCameo: Carl Reiner plays himself leading a class-action suit against Navin.
* CucumberFacial
* DisproportionateRetribution: A throwaway gag has the butler's wife being executed by firing squad for taking too many cash advances on her credit card.
* {{Dissimile}}: In a letter to his parents, Navin describes his girlfriend as looking just like mom, "except she's white and blonde".
* TheDitz: Navin to extreme levels.
-->'''Navin''': You mean I'm gonna stay this color?
* FelonyMisdemeanor: [[ItMakesSenseInContext KITTEN JUGGLING!!]]
* GeniusDitz: Navin lacks common sense, but he knows enough about automobiles to make the Opti-Grab.
* GroinAttack: Unfortunately, the recipient is one [[MeaningfulName "Iron Balls" McGinty.]]
* HandOrObjectUnderwear: Navin uses dogs.
* HeelFaceTurn: Navin's would-be assassin decides to take up a less violent line of work.
* HowWeGotHere
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LongList: And that's all Navin needs!
* NiceHat: Complete with 3 foot long feather.
* ObliviousAdoption: Again, Navin was raised by an all black family. He only realizes this when his mother tells him.
* OverlyLongGag: "I know we've only known each other four weeks and three days, but to me it seems like nine weeks and five days." Navin then proceeds to [[LongList list every single day he spent with her]], explaining how long each of them felt and how they add up.
* RagsToRiches: And then back to rags.
* RoadTripAcrossTheStreet
* ShooTheDog: Averted, as much as Shithead wanted it played straight.
* TalkingAnimal: Shithead. Except only Navin can understand him, and even then his translation isn't always accurate.
* TemptingFate: Upon discovering his name in the phone-book:
-->'''Navin:''' Things are gonna start happening to me now!\\
''[Cut to the Sniper picking names at random out of a phone-book:]''\\
'''Sniper:''' 'Johnson, Navin R.'. Sounds like a typical bastard.
* TheCameo: The director appears as himself.
* TrophyWife: Navin's boss (Jackie Mason) brings his hot wife to the garage to explain the importance of keeping the place safe. Without such a lucrative business how could he, of all people, get and keep such a woman? He explains that if anything happened to the business she'd leave him in a second. She nods in agreement.
* UmbrellaDrink: Navin is very partial to them.
* UnusualEuphemism: Navin's "special purpose".
* VisualPun: Navin's family had to tear down their old house, but they built a bigger house in it's place. If you look closely, you'll notice that it's the exact same hovel as before, only scaled up about 40%. Hey, he said "bigger," not necessarily "nicer."
''The Jerk'' is an American comedy film from 1979. It was SteveMartin's first starring role in a feature film, and was directed by Carl Reiner.
The film follows Navin R. Johnson, a bum, who tells his life story. After finding out that he is not a natural born child of his black parents, Navin decides to leave home and make it for himself in the world. Despite the fact that he is woefully unprepared, Navin manages to land himself a job, escape a decidedly random psychopath, run away with a traveling carnival, find the woman of his dreams, and hit it rich, before finally losing everything and ending up a bum in the street.
Along the way, the film details Navin's interactions with the people and world around him, where his common misunderstandings of every-day situations often [[HilarityEnsues lead to hilarious results]].
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!!'''Tropes associated with this work:'''
* BallsOfSteel: SteveMartin's character makes the mistake of kicking the crotch of [[MeaningfulName "Iron Balls" McGinty.]]
* BerserkButton: Navin was raised by a black family and, for much of his life, thought he was black. He takes the N-word very personally.
* ChekhovsGun: After Navin gets his first job, he promises to send some of everything he makes back to his family. [[spoiler:Later, once he's homeless, it turns out that he continued sending his family checks after he got rich. They began investing the money and are fairly well off by the end of the movie.]]
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: "He hates these cans!"
* ConspicuousConsumption: The first thing Navin does after finding out how much he really cashed his check for.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Played for laughs by the ending;
-->'''Navin:''' How did you find me?\\
'''Father:''' I dunno. This is the first place we looked.
* CreatorCameo: Carl Reiner plays himself leading a class-action suit against Navin.
* CucumberFacial
* DisproportionateRetribution: A throwaway gag has the butler's wife being executed by firing squad for taking too many cash advances on her credit card.
* {{Dissimile}}: In a letter to his parents, Navin describes his girlfriend as looking just like mom, "except she's white and blonde".
* TheDitz: Navin to extreme levels.
-->'''Navin''': You mean I'm gonna stay this color?
* FelonyMisdemeanor: [[ItMakesSenseInContext KITTEN JUGGLING!!]]
* GeniusDitz: Navin lacks common sense, but he knows enough about automobiles to make the Opti-Grab.
* GroinAttack: Unfortunately, the recipient is one [[MeaningfulName "Iron Balls" McGinty.]]
* HandOrObjectUnderwear: Navin uses dogs.
* HeelFaceTurn: Navin's would-be assassin decides to take up a less violent line of work.
* HowWeGotHere
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LongList: And that's all Navin needs!
* NiceHat: Complete with 3 foot long feather.
* ObliviousAdoption: Again, Navin was raised by an all black family. He only realizes this when his mother tells him.
* OverlyLongGag: "I know we've only known each other four weeks and three days, but to me it seems like nine weeks and five days." Navin then proceeds to [[LongList list every single day he spent with her]], explaining how long each of them felt and how they add up.
* RagsToRiches: And then back to rags.
* RoadTripAcrossTheStreet
* ShooTheDog: Averted, as much as Shithead wanted it played straight.
* TalkingAnimal: Shithead. Except only Navin can understand him, and even then his translation isn't always accurate.
* TemptingFate: Upon discovering his name in the phone-book:
-->'''Navin:''' Things are gonna start happening to me now!\\
''[Cut to the Sniper picking names at random out of a phone-book:]''\\
'''Sniper:''' 'Johnson, Navin R.'. Sounds like a typical bastard.
* TheCameo: The director appears as himself.
* TrophyWife: Navin's boss (Jackie Mason) brings his hot wife to the garage to explain the importance of keeping the place safe. Without such a lucrative business how could he, of all people, get and keep such a woman? He explains that if anything happened to the business she'd leave him in a second. She nods in agreement.
* UmbrellaDrink: Navin is very partial to them.
* UnusualEuphemism: Navin's "special purpose".
* VisualPun: Navin's family had to tear down their old house, but they built a bigger house in it's place. If you look closely, you'll notice that it's the exact same hovel as before, only scaled up about 40%. Hey, he said "bigger," not necessarily "nicer."
