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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… Read more
50% (69,019)
Where to watch: Amazon
1979 · 1h 34m · ★ 50% (69K)
A rags to riches to rags story.
Director: Carl Reiner
Starring: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams
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.
Carl Reiner
Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society
Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward, Carl Gottlieb, Dick Anthony Williams, Bill Macy, M. Emmet Walsh, Dick O'Neill, Maurice Evans, Helena Carroll, Ren Woods, Pepe Serna, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Jackie Mason, Sharon Johansen, Gene LeBell, Carl Reiner
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads