Absolutely hilarious. Steve Martin's first "real" starring role playing Navin R. Johnson, a down and out human being that is intelligence deprived. Navin believes he is part of a poor Black family in Mississippi and wants to go out and tackle the world. He takes jobs as a gas station attendant and an all around flunky for a circus. He goes from rags to riches by inventing an adaption to keep eyeglasses from slipping. Albeit a short-lived fame and fortune.
My favorite scenes involves "defective" oil cans; snails on the plate at a fancy restaurant; and writing home saying he was making extra money at the circus, because he was given a "b^#w job".
Filling out the rest of this comedy's cast: the adorable Bernadette Peters, M. Emmett Walsh, Dick O'Neil, Catlin Adams, Richard Ward and Bill Macy. Carl Reiner directs and Martin co-writes.
My favorite scenes involves "defective" oil cans; snails on the plate at a fancy restaurant; and writing home saying he was making extra money at the circus, because he was given a "b^#w job".
Filling out the rest of this comedy's cast: the adorable Bernadette Peters, M. Emmett Walsh, Dick O'Neil, Catlin Adams, Richard Ward and Bill Macy. Carl Reiner directs and Martin co-writes.