The Jerk

[ELVIS]

"For one dollar I'll guess you weight, your height, or your sex. The most exciting thing on the midway. Imagine the thrill of getting your weight guessed by a professional. You can blow up your cheeks, you can stick out your chest, but you're not going to fool the guesser. How about you sir? Step right up!"
Carnival Rube: "Hey honey, let's see how good this guy is. What'd I win?"
Navin: "Uh, anything in this general area right in here. Anything below the stereo and on this side of the bicentennial glasses. Anything between the ashtrays and the thimble. Anything in this three inches right in here in this area. That includes the Chiclets, but not the erasers."

[ELVIS]

"Frosty, I'm no good at this."
Frosty: "Aw come on Navin, you're doing fine."
Navin: "I've already given away eight pencils, two hoola dolls and an ashtray and I've only taken in fifteen dollars."
Frosty: "Navin, you have taken in fifteen dollars and given away fifty cents worth of crap, which gives us a net profit of fourteen dollars and fifty cents."
Navin: "Ah! It's a profit deal! Takes the pressure off! Get your weight guessed right here! Only a buck! Actual live weight guessing! Take a chance and win some crap!"

[flappo]

Originally posted by ELVIS
"For one dollar I'll guess you weight, your height, or your sex. The most exciting thing on the midway. Imagine the thrill of getting your weight guessed by a professional. You can blow up your cheeks, you can stick out your chest, but you're not going to fool the guesser. How about you sir? Step right up!"
Carnival Rube: "Hey honey, let's see how good this guy is. What'd I win?"
Navin: "Uh, anything in this general area right in here. Anything below the stereo and on this side of the bicentennial glasses. Anything between the ashtrays and the thimble. Anything in this three inches right in here in this area. That includes the Chiclets, but not the erasers."

HAHAHAH

that's my all time fave bit of the film

fucking classic !

[flappo]

that film was the highlight of martin's career imo

his 'fair warning'

anyone agree ?

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by flappo
HAHAHAH

that's my all time fave bit of the film

I like when he pauses to read the card...

"Imagine the thrill of getting your weight guessed... by a professional".

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by flappo
that film was the highlight of martin's career imo

his 'fair warning'

anyone agree ?

I agree...

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is good too...

[EbDawson]

Originally posted by flappo
that film was the highlight of martin's career imo

his 'fair warning'

anyone agree ?

I would have rather seen him do a Jerk II than a Pink Panther re-make. May be just as well though.

"This is like a ride".

[Terry]

They already did a Jerk sequel.

It was called The Jerk, Too. Starred Mark Blankfield (played Jekyll and Jekyll and Hyde Together Again, and was also the interviewer in KISS Exposed), and Stacey Nelkin (was the main female lead in Halloween 3). It was a made-for-tv movie in the mid 1980s. Very bad.

"Honey, don't bother me. Can't you see I'm drinking?!"

[EbDawson]

Originally posted by Terry
They already did a Jerk sequel.

It was called The Jerk, Too. Starred Mark Blankfield (played Jekyll and Jekyll and Hyde Together Again, and was also the interviewer in KISS Exposed), and Stacey Nelkin (was the main female lead in Halloween 3). It was a made-for-tv movie in the mid 1980s. Very bad.

Shit, didn't know that. Sounds like I didn't miss much.

P.S. Does Grandma still fart?

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by flappo
that film was the highlight of martin's career imo

his 'fair warning'

anyone agree ?

Definitely. MARTIN had an edginess at this point in his career which his later films would lack. Although, "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" was also very funny...

It seems that after 1990, Martin wanted to be liked and accepted by middle class Americans instead of wanting to make them feel uncomfortable like he had in the late-70's to 80's...

I think, like Jim CAREY, he also suffered from that comedian's disease of "wanting to be taken seriously as an actor."

[DrMaddVibe]

I liked Jim Carey better when he was called Jerry Lewis.

[Terry]

You'd think with the prices in here they could keep the snails off the plates!

[flappo]

Originally posted by DrMaddVibe
I liked Jim Carey better when he was called Jerry Lewis.

true dat

[EbDawson]

Originally posted by Terry
You'd think with the prices in here they could keep the snails off the plates!

"Bring us some fresh wine. No more of this old stuff".

[Terry]

Aw, man, can't remember exactly how the line went:

...."And bring me those toasted cheese sandwiches you talked me out of earlier!"

[Nickdfresh]

"Sir, you are talking to a ******!"

[EbDawson]

Originally posted by ELVIS
I like when he pauses to read the card...

"Imagine the thrill of getting your weight guessed... by a professional".

[Terry]

Navin, I wrapped your sandwich up in cellophane, just the way you like it...

[EbDawson]

"Navin, you wanna come out and sing some blues with us?"

"No thanks. There's something about those songs. They always depress me".

[Terry]

Here's half a bottle of Lilac Vegital. That's from both of us.

[EbDawson]

Johnson, Navin R. Sounds like your typical run-of-the-mill bastard.

Die Navin R. Johnson!

[Terry]

You're not carnival personnel!

Hey, he's not carnival personnel!!