The Jerk, 1979
For his big screen debut, Steve Martin plays the part of Navin R. Johnson, an adopted white manchild in a black family on the banks of the Mississippi. Cripplingly funny in his performance, after learning he's not a biological member of his family, Martin seems genuinely shocked as he screams 'You mean I'm going to stay this colour?!' Utterly off the wall and packed with silliness, this is easily his finest piece of work.
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For his big screen debut, Steve Martin plays the part of Navin R. Johnson, an adopted white manchild in a black family on the banks of the Mississippi. Cripplingly funny in his performance, after learning he's not a biological member of his family, Martin seems genuinely shocked as he screams 'You mean I'm going to stay this colour?!' Utterly off the wall and packed with silliness, this is easily his finest piece of work.
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