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After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1979-12-14
- video_camera_front Companies Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society
- timer Runtime: 94 Mins
- star Rating: 6.9 / 10
- favorite Likes: 801 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0079367
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smart_display Cast
Steve Martin
Navin R. Johnson
Bernadette Peters
Marie Kimble Johnson
Catlin Adams
Patty Bernstein
Mabel King
Mother
Richard Ward
Father
Carl Gottlieb
Iron Balls McGinty
Dick Anthony Williams
Taj
Bill Macy
Stan Fox
M. Emmet Walsh
Madman
Dick O'Neill
Frosty
Maurice Evans
Hobart
Helena Carroll
Hester
Ren Woods
Elvira
Pepe Serna
Punk #1
Sonny Terry
Blues Singer
Brownie McGhee
Blues Singer
Jackie Mason
Harry Hartounian
Gene LeBell
Con Man
Carl Reiner
Self
Larry Hankin
Circus Hand (uncredited)
Howard Hesseman
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Rob Reiner
Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
Gailard Sartain
Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Lenny Montana
Con Man
William Schallert
Judge M.A. Loring
groups Crew
Carl Reiner
Director
Steve Martin
Screenplay
Carl Gottlieb
Screenplay
Jack Elliott
Original Music Composer
Bud Molin
Editor
Diane Peterson
Stunts
April Ferry
Costume Supervisor
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator
Debbie Evans
Stunts
David V. Picker
Producer
Theadora Van Runkle
Costume Design
Peter Macgregor-Scott
Associate Producer
Ron Spang
Editor
Richard C. Goddard
Set Decoration
William E. McEuen
Producer
Penny Perry
Casting
Michael Elias
Screenplay
Geno Havens
Casting
Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography
Jack T. Collis
Production Design
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
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