Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of
The Jerk, the classic 1979 Carl Reiner-directed comedy starring Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh, Bill Macy and Catlin Adams.
The Jerk streets on July 9th.
Synopsis: That wild and crazy guy, Steve Martin, makes his film-starring debut in the wacky comedy hit
The Jerk. Martin portrays Navin Johnson, the adopted son of a poor black sharecropper family, whose crazy inventions lead him from rags to riches and right back to rags. Along the way, he's smitten with a lady motorcycle racer, survives a series of screwball attacks by a deranged killer, becomes a millionaire by inventing the "Opti-grab" handle for eyeglasses, and shows why Martin is one of the finest comic performers in film history.
The Blu-ray release of
The Jerk features 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track, and both a DVD and UltraViolet digital copy (expires 4/30/2015). Special features have yet to be revealed.