The Jerk

Oh, I’m picking out a thermos for you….!  This movie has so much classic material it’s sick.  Steve Martin in his zany prime.  The wild and crazy guy triumphs.  One thing I never understood though, the title.  The Jerk?  Navin isn’t really much of a Jerk.  An idiot maybe, a dork perhaps, possibly even a weirdo, but a Jerk?  No.