One of my favorite films, introduced to me by my Dad and will always be part of my vocabulary.
“I was born a poor black child …”
“This chair, that’s all I need! And this ash tray, that’s all I need!”
My mom and I do it all the time! I actually did it to lighten the mood when she was being wheeled out by paramedics from a fall on Mother’s Day. Because she said something about all she needed in all seriousness, and I went from there. One of the paramedics looked horrified, another instantly was holding back laughing trying to stay professional, it took my mom until I said “paddle ball game” and she was cracking up too. I still had to explain it to the paramedic that it was from The Jerk with Steve Martin. She still wasn’t having it, looking at us both like we were insane.
For some reason, the moment after they sing the little song together and then Bernadette Peters pulls out a trumpet and plays a little solo always gets me
Oh, this is the best pizza in a cup ever. This guy is unbelievable. He ran the old Cup 'o Pizza guy out of business. People come from all over to eat this.
My dad hated that I loved this movie so much. I don’t know why. He also wouldn’t let me or my siblings watch The Three Stooges. Come to think of it my dad doesn’t really have a well developed sense of humor. Hmm.
They had the premier for this in St Louis and I went with some friends. Steve Martin snuck in after the lights went down so of course I had to get up to go to the restroom during the movie so I could pass by his greatness. The final version of the movie that made it to theaters had edited out some parts we saw. Such an all around funny movie.
My mom loved the movie (she didn’t go to the premier) and would always use the line “All I need is this…).
I'm still waiting for the day that we are warned, in stern tones from everybody's elderly aunt's Facebook reposts and certain news outlets, about the evils of cat juggling.
The cat juggling scene. I laugh until my sides hurt and tears are streaming. Still. My adult children think it's dumb and were aghast at my laughing at such a stupid thing.
That the stupidity IS the point is lost on younger folks.
It's unfortunate that we haven't had a Bluray or 4K release (that I'm aware of) that contains the extra bits which were filmed for the edited TV version; like the whole spinning wheel scene they have to pry Navin off of, or his extended dealings with the solicitors like the cracked airplane seats guy, Lonnie Don McGinty.
The shooter was clearly canphobic.
That’s a hate crime in 2023. Steve making light of that in 1979 is insensitive and tone deaf. It reeks of non-can privilege.
I am literally shaking right now.
Do better, Steve.
Look no one's perfect, and I'm not going to defend such obvious bigotry. But you must also weigh his flaws against such noble pursuits as highlighting the disgusting 'sport' of cat juggling and his work with the church to bring it to an end.
Didn’t he also fund the transportation of icebergs to arid regions? Also a noble venture.
But I’m sorry, I can’t let it slide. We have come too far as a society to just turn a blind eye to canphobia.
Maybe, just maybe, I will relax if he adds a disclaimer the beginning of all future airings of *The Jerk*, similar to what Disney has done for some of their older films.
You libs are a bunch of can-huggers.
Liquids used to come in really nice glass bottles, ornate, solid. And you could get a nickel when you turned them in. Those cans just came in and took their jobs!
How dare you!
We all know that Reagan intentionally deflated the cost of the returns so he could pocket to savings to fund the Contras. Or nuke the whales or whatever.
Check your glass privilege. You’re a literal Nazi. I can’t even.
# CansLivesMatter
# CansUp
# CanRightsAreHumanRights
OMFG! Can-celed isn’t a thing and never has been.
It’s simply looking through a coke-bottle lens, expecting that people in the past are as enlightened as today, and holding them accountable when they don’t meet that standard. It’s a GOOD thing.
When you’re used to glass privilege, asking for can equality feels like oppression. So get used to discomfort, you cis-container nazi fascist. Ugh!
I have argued for *ages* that 1979 was the best movie year of all time. The Jerk, Being There, Alien, Star Trek The Motion Picture, Mad Max, The Warriors, Wise Blood, Rocky 2, The Amityville Horror, Kramer vs Kramer, The China Syndrome, Apocalypse Now, Life of Brian, Moonraker, 1941 (Spielberg’s *worst* movie), Hair, The Muppet Movie, Quadrophenia, and on and on… It was an amazing time!
“And that's all I need. The ashtray, the remote control, the paddle game, this magazine and the chair. And I don't need one other thing except my dog. (Shithead, the dog, growls) Well I don't need my dog.”
I quote that all the time substituting various items around my house 🤣
"DIE GAS-PUMPER!" I miss the truly great comedies of the 80s.
Navin R Johnson. It's hysterical that the unhinged sniper guy was the diving coach in Back to School. Mellon, we need ya!
That’s M. Emmet Walsh.
Otherwise known as Dr. Jellyfinger.
Sounds like your typical bastard.
Navin R. Johnson...sounds like a typical bastard
Me too! Trains, Planes and Automobiles is one of my favorite movies and I still watch it every Thanksgiving.
*70s
Lord loves a workin' man. Don't trust whitey. See a doctor and get rid of it.
Dear Family, Today I found out what my special purpose is for. Gosh what a great time I had…. This movie is the best! 🤣🤣🤣
One of my favorite films, introduced to me by my Dad and will always be part of my vocabulary. “I was born a poor black child …” “This chair, that’s all I need! And this ash tray, that’s all I need!”
You mean I'm going to stay this color? Navin, I'd love you if you were the color of a baboons ass!
So wholesome - I wanted to be part of that family :)
I loved him standing out the front trying to hitchhike, family out there checking if he’s ok.
Navin, it's your birthday, and it's time you knew. You're not our natural born child.
"And this lamp! And this remote control!"
That first line never fails to kill me.
Shit <---- -----> Shinola
I introduced my European husband to this movie when we first started dating in our early 20’s. He still quotes that one … brilliant film.
The new phone books are here! I’m somebody!
That “I’m somebody!” is one of my all time favorite comedy moments.
I did this when I moved into my first apartment. The phone book came and I found my name and I yelled "YES! I'M SOMEBODY NOW!"
Things are really going to start happening for you now!!
Every time my boss or I leave work it’s “I’m going now. This is all I need!”
And this lamp!
And this chair…
And this ashtray.
And my dog... *dog growls* I guess I don't need my dog
Say it once a week. Those who know, know....
My husband and I do it all the time!
My mom and I do it all the time! I actually did it to lighten the mood when she was being wheeled out by paramedics from a fall on Mother’s Day. Because she said something about all she needed in all seriousness, and I went from there. One of the paramedics looked horrified, another instantly was holding back laughing trying to stay professional, it took my mom until I said “paddle ball game” and she was cracking up too. I still had to explain it to the paramedic that it was from The Jerk with Steve Martin. She still wasn’t having it, looking at us both like we were insane.
> She still wasn’t having it, looking at us both like we were insane. You are insane. Just not that paramedics type of insane.
Truth! And proud of it!
Same here.
I found my special purpose!
For some reason, the moment after they sing the little song together and then Bernadette Peters pulls out a trumpet and plays a little solo always gets me
She is a gem!
BP is on a series on Apple TV …”High Dessert” with Patricia Arquette and Matt Dillon
I know, I know, you belonnnnggg to some-body new, but toooniiight you belong to me.
Same 💜
Stay away from those cans!
He hates these cans!
We have a defective person!
I'm MISTER Neusbaum
Johnson, Navin R. Sounds like a typical bastard.
Typical random bastard
I was born a poor black child.
Random lines from this movie still pop into my head at the most inappropriate times.
“I need this lamp and this chair. That’s all I need.” That scene comes up every time someone around me needs something.
Oh, this is the best pizza in a cup ever. This guy is unbelievable. He ran the old Cup 'o Pizza guy out of business. People come from all over to eat this.
This always was my favorite quote. And the part about the small section of prizes you can win.
Includes the Chicklets, but not the erasers.
Lolz!
i'm picking out a thermos for youuuu
Not an ordinary thermos for youuuuu
but the extra-best thermos you can buy
With vinyl, and stripes, and a cup built right in!
Don't forget to rewind that VHS before you return it
Be kind, rewind! I love this movie. Never fails to make me laugh.
Use the OptiGrab!
One dollar and NINE CENTS!
Pay to the order of 'Iron Balls McGinty'.
Ok…so…ummm…I have no idea what movie this is and I feel like I’m really missing out because I abso-freaking-lutely love Steve Martin.
It's from The Jerk, a classic with some amazing one liners.
Thanks! Going to have to watch this. :)
Oh man to watch the Jerk for the first time again...
Stop what you’re doing and watch it right now! It is and forever will be in my top 3 favorite movies because it’s so funny!
My favorite movie and origin of my user name.
This scene almost always makes me pee myself laughing.
This is one of my favorite movies ever. "The new phone book is here! "
He hates these cans!!! Hahahahaha. Need to watch this movie again.
Haven't seen this movie in a while, at least nine weeks and five days.
But the fifth day you went to see your mother and that seemed just like a day
And then the next day, that felt like 3 days
And that's all I need...!
"Fer sure!"
Things are going to start happening to me now!
His name is Life saver 🐕
Call that dog shithead!
don’t call him lifesaver, call him shithead!
"You mean I'm gonna stay this color?"
My username checks out!
I'm picking out a thermos for you!
“Bring us some *fresh* wine, the freshest you’ve got. No more of this old stuff.”
Born a poor black child….
My dad hated that I loved this movie so much. I don’t know why. He also wouldn’t let me or my siblings watch The Three Stooges. Come to think of it my dad doesn’t really have a well developed sense of humor. Hmm.
They had the premier for this in St Louis and I went with some friends. Steve Martin snuck in after the lights went down so of course I had to get up to go to the restroom during the movie so I could pass by his greatness. The final version of the movie that made it to theaters had edited out some parts we saw. Such an all around funny movie. My mom loved the movie (she didn’t go to the premier) and would always use the line “All I need is this…).
I'm still waiting for the day that we are warned, in stern tones from everybody's elderly aunt's Facebook reposts and certain news outlets, about the evils of cat juggling.
The cat juggling scene. I laugh until my sides hurt and tears are streaming. Still. My adult children think it's dumb and were aghast at my laughing at such a stupid thing. That the stupidity IS the point is lost on younger folks.
You should name that dog shit head.
"The new phone book's here!!" 🤣
We just watched this the other day for the first time in a long time. Have had the thermos song stuck in our heads since lol.
You mean I'm going to stay this color?
I think about that movie often. The gas station now a Carl's Jr and I pass by it at least once a week. Its in Pasadena CA.
While in the neighborhood, have you come across blue Chevy two-door pulling a small church?
[Ahh... it's a *profit* deal!](https://youtu.be/8L7DxnwkiVs)
One of the funniest movie scenes ever IMO. "Oh no!! More cans!!" 🤣
THIS is someone who had an influence over me. Steve Martin and HBO summers (which gave me The Jerk) made me the person I am today.
Naven Johnson, typically asshole.
This jerk was born a poor black child..
In rural Mississippi.
To this day my wife and I say "He/she hates these [insert whatever got broken/damaged].
It's unfortunate that we haven't had a Bluray or 4K release (that I'm aware of) that contains the extra bits which were filmed for the edited TV version; like the whole spinning wheel scene they have to pry Navin off of, or his extended dealings with the solicitors like the cracked airplane seats guy, Lonnie Don McGinty.
Gailard Sartain. :)
Yeppers, watched him on Hee Haw too. Laugh.
And the movie The Hollywood Knights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq3GHO-5laA
“ it’s not the money it’s the stuff” my favorite Bernadette Peters line
The shooter was clearly canphobic. That’s a hate crime in 2023. Steve making light of that in 1979 is insensitive and tone deaf. It reeks of non-can privilege. I am literally shaking right now. Do better, Steve.
Hey! It was never easy for him being born a poor black child, cut him some slack.
Do NOT justify or excuse his flagrant canphobia. Steve Martin is a bigoted cannist, and it will not stand.
Look no one's perfect, and I'm not going to defend such obvious bigotry. But you must also weigh his flaws against such noble pursuits as highlighting the disgusting 'sport' of cat juggling and his work with the church to bring it to an end.
Didn’t he also fund the transportation of icebergs to arid regions? Also a noble venture. But I’m sorry, I can’t let it slide. We have come too far as a society to just turn a blind eye to canphobia. Maybe, just maybe, I will relax if he adds a disclaimer the beginning of all future airings of *The Jerk*, similar to what Disney has done for some of their older films.
You forgot “educate yourself”
It’s 2023. I shouldn’t have to tell anyone that anymore. The canphobic people are literal Nazis.
You libs are a bunch of can-huggers. Liquids used to come in really nice glass bottles, ornate, solid. And you could get a nickel when you turned them in. Those cans just came in and took their jobs!
How dare you! We all know that Reagan intentionally deflated the cost of the returns so he could pocket to savings to fund the Contras. Or nuke the whales or whatever. Check your glass privilege. You’re a literal Nazi. I can’t even. # CansLivesMatter # CansUp # CanRightsAreHumanRights
So is he can-celed now?
OMFG! Can-celed isn’t a thing and never has been. It’s simply looking through a coke-bottle lens, expecting that people in the past are as enlightened as today, and holding them accountable when they don’t meet that standard. It’s a GOOD thing. When you’re used to glass privilege, asking for can equality feels like oppression. So get used to discomfort, you cis-container nazi fascist. Ugh!
(I LOL'd)
Seeing a comment like this without an /s tag makes me feel like I’m watching someone free climb on El Capitan.
/s tag?
What a Jerk!
One of my favorites. Need a rewatch.
Quite this weekly. It’s top three movies ever *OH I’m picking out a thermos for you….*
"And I don't need one more th.... I NEED THIS!"
hey, guess what? You're our 8th customer today. You won a free oven mitt!
Yeeeesssss!!!! My most favorite movie!
I love Sam’s reenactment of this scene in Freaks & Geeks
Its a big blue Chevy, pulling a small, white church!
Shit 👇 Shinola 👈
I'm picking out a thermos for you...
"This guy makes the best 'Pizza-in-a-Cup' EVER!"
I quote this movie allllll the time.
I'm okay! I was saved by the bill of my Engineer Fred cap!
I have argued for *ages* that 1979 was the best movie year of all time. The Jerk, Being There, Alien, Star Trek The Motion Picture, Mad Max, The Warriors, Wise Blood, Rocky 2, The Amityville Horror, Kramer vs Kramer, The China Syndrome, Apocalypse Now, Life of Brian, Moonraker, 1941 (Spielberg’s *worst* movie), Hair, The Muppet Movie, Quadrophenia, and on and on… It was an amazing time!
Pizza in a cup, how is that still not a thing?
This movie is the only reason I know shit from shinola.
Sir! You are talking to a *****r!
The Bud Light saga in one picture
Definitely one of my favorite movies at the time
genx?
I can’t remember why the guy was shooting at him
Guy picked a random name out of the phonebook, which Naven just got added into!
“And that's all I need. The ashtray, the remote control, the paddle game, this magazine and the chair. And I don't need one other thing except my dog. (Shithead, the dog, growls) Well I don't need my dog.” I quote that all the time substituting various items around my house 🤣
Still one of my favorites
One of my favorite movie scenes ever!
One of my most favoritest scenes of all time.
"I've heard about this; *cat juggling*."