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The Jerk
Roxy, Jr.
1979: The Village People's "YMCA" topped the charts. The Voyager spacecraft discovered the rings of Jupiter. A movie ticket cost $2.50 . . . and the buyers of those tickets enjoyed some amazing movies. This June, The Roxy brings you Shakedown 1979, a celebration of the films turning 40 this year.
Navin (Steve Martin) believes he was born a poor black child in Mississippi. He is, however, actually white. Upon figuring this out, he heads north to St. Louis to find himself. After landing a job at a gas station, Navin is excited to discover his name printed in the new phone book. This ratification of his existence leads him from one misadventure to another -- as he invents gadgets, dodges bullets, joins the carnival and seeks love in the arms of beautiful Marie (Bernadette Peters).
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