The Jerk (1979)

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Wikidata Q1808437, film, IMDb tt0079367, TMDB 6471: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Steve Martin as actor (‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins).

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Who talked about it

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Came from

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Led to

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No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Airplane!: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (aged-comedy peers): The Jerk → Airplane!. The Jerk is grouped with Airplane and Blues Brothers as all-time bangers that faded as years passed.
    “like airplane, Blues Brothers, some of those where they were just like, all kind, all time bangers, and then as the years passed, they've kind of faded”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:12:25 · Bill Simmons (0.90 sure it was them)

Father of the Bride: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (best-Martin-movie rival): The Jerk → Father of the Bride. The Jerk would have been the pick for a while but has not got the legs.
    “I think the jerk would have been there for a while, but I just don't think it's gotten the legs.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 1:19:32 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Steve Martin: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (career apex): The Jerk → Steve Martin. The Jerk and SNL in 1978-79 are Martin's true Apex Mountain as the biggest comic in the world.
    “it's probably 1978 or 1979 range when he's got the jerk out. He's the biggest comic in the world.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 1:01:38 · Bill Simmons (0.90 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (aged-comedy peers): The Jerk → Airplane!. The Jerk is grouped with Airplane and Blues Brothers as all-time bangers that faded as years passed.
    “like airplane, Blues Brothers, some of those where they were just like, all kind, all time bangers, and then as the years passed, they've kind of faded”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:12:25 · Bill Simmons (0.90 sure it was them)

verdict (2)

  1. verdict (career apex): The Jerk → Steve Martin. The Jerk and SNL in 1978-79 are Martin's true Apex Mountain as the biggest comic in the world.
    “it's probably 1978 or 1979 range when he's got the jerk out. He's the biggest comic in the world.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 1:01:38 · Bill Simmons (0.90 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (best-Martin-movie rival): The Jerk → Father of the Bride. The Jerk would have been the pick for a while but has not got the legs.
    “I think the jerk would have been there for a while, but I just don't think it's gotten the legs.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 1:19:32 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

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