Bibliograph

The jerk., Housesitter ; Parenthood ; The lonely guy, Universal, Widescreen ;

Type

Label

The jerk., Housesitter ; Parenthood ; The lonely guy, Universal, Widescreen ;

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

The jerk and The lonely guy MPAA rating: RHousesitter MPAA rating: PG; for mild sensuality and languageParenthood MPAA rating: PG-13

Main title

The jerk.

Oclc number

973733258

Responsibility statement

Universal

Runtime

416

Sub title

Housesitter ; Parenthood ; The lonely guy

Summary

The jerk: A rags-to-riches-to-rags story. Navin Johnson, adopted son of a poor black sharecropper family, produces some crazy inventions that lead him from rags to riches and right back to ragsHousesitter: Shortly after an architect's girlfriend turns down his marriage proposal, he encounters a woman who decides on her own to move into his empty dream house and pass herself off as his new wife--with hilarious and romantic consequencesParenthood: Gil Buckman a funny and loving husband who's also trying too hard to be the 'perfect' parent to his uniquely different kids. As Gil and the rest of the Buckmans discover, being the 'perfect' parent often means just letting children be themselvesThe lonely guy: A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man

Table Of Contents

The jerk (1979) (94 min.) / Universal ; an Aspen Film Society, William E. McEuen-David V. Picker production ; a Carl Reiner film ; screenplay by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, Michael Elias ; story by Steve Martin & Carl Gottlieb ; produced by David V. Picker, William E. McEuen ; directed by Carl Reiner -- Housesitter (1992) (102 min.) / Imagine Films Entertainment presents a Brian Grazer production ; a Frank Oz film ; directed by Frank Oz ; produced by Brian Grazer ; story by Mark Stein and Brian Grazer ; screenplay by Mark Stein -- Parenthood (1989) (129 min.) / Imagine Entertainment presents a Brian Grazer production ; a Ron Howard film ; directed by Ron Howard ; produced by Brian Grazer ; story by Lowell Ganz & Babloo Mandel & Ron Howard ; screenplay by Lowell Ganz & Babloo Mandel -- The lonely guy (1984) (91 min.) / a Universal Picture ; an Arthur Hiller ; produced and directed by Arthur Hiller ; screenplay by Ed. Weinberger & Stan Daniels ; adaptation by Neil Simon

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

4-movie laugh pack

resource.version

Widescreen ;

Classification