The Jerk

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

This week Paul and Amy are catching the rhythm as they break down Carl Reiner's slapstick comedy The Jerk, starring Steve Martin. Paul and Amy praise Steve Martin and his style of comedy for always punching up, his physical commitment, and how he looks out for others through his comedies. They discuss Martin's favorite joke in the film, the special trailer sent to theater managers, and how Carl Reiner showed us Steve's heart. Plus, we can thank The Jerk for pizza in a cup. You can rent The Jerk on your platform of choice, but don't forget to check your local library or apps like Hoopla and Kanopy! You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts.

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0:00.0	The year is 1979 and I don't need nothing but this podcast and this microphone and these
0:10.6	headphones and Amy and and and maybe just like this mouse because when I'm hitting record and makes it easier to do it.
0:19.7	Oh, and my computer and, um, oh movie, The Jerk.
0:25.0	And our producers, the movie, The Jerk. Oh, Hello everyone and welcome to
0:57.3	and welcome to unspoode. I am Paul Sheer joined as always by film critic extraordinary Amy Nicholson. How are you Amy? Hello I'm great buddy how are you?
1:03.0	I'm very good.
1:04.0	Amy and I spent a morning together this week.
1:07.0	We're at the LA Breakfast Club.
1:08.0	Thank you for inviting me.
1:10.0	I had a pleasure at a blast being there.
1:12.0	What a great crew people.
1:14.0	Yeah, I didn't tell you a thing about what to expect.
1:17.0	I was so excited when the calisthenics happened.
1:19.0	I was loving every minute of it.
1:22.0	Our producer Jess was there. She got to see some of the fun. I mean that was a great a great event. If you're in LA on a Wednesday make your way to the LA Breakfast Club you will love it and
1:37.0	You got to wake up early but it will wake you up and at one point Paul you turned to me and you said how does everybody know the words to all of these
1:43.4	songs I was shocked I'm gonna tell you this much you're not gonna meet your run-of-the-mill
1:50.5	bastard at the LA Breakfast Club.
1:53.2	You know, it's not your typical son of a bitch in there.
1:56.3	It's no one that Emmett Walsh is going to come after shooting,
2:01.0	because these are all A-plus people, and this today is an A plus movie.
2:04.9	I mean truly a film that I think is defined a genre of comedy or inspired the next wave of comedians. I mean Steve Martin in
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