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The Jerk (1979) film

Discussed in 2 episodes · 1 film take
Kyle
8.5/10
1 take
IMDb 7.1 RT 82% Metacritic 61

Every time it came up

▶ PKA 478 @ 36:40 — Painkiller Already #478
Discussion of Steve Martin film about a white man raised by a black family, brought up as counterexample to race-swapping
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“The Jerk. Very good movie. Well, this would be a good movie too. An Irish Shaka Zulu. You know what? My own idea just now made me okay with Black Dr. Manhattan. That's fine.”
▶ PKA 639 @ 15:41 — PKA 639 W/ Wolf: Belle Delphine Collab, Milking Jordan Peterson,
Discussion of Steve Martin's comedic film where he plays a white man raised by a black family, including scenes of his ignorance and a sniper trying to kill him
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Steve Martin and the jerk you ever seen that one where oh God he's raised by a black family they show him in like I don't know this Georgia Antebellum almost black family and they're all singing”