The 5 Funniest Steve Martin Movies
After becoming one of the most popular and influential performers in the history of standup comedy, Steve Martin transitioned into film work and made a similar impact in a different medium (and he’s since done the same in the realms of theater and literature). Martin has starred in countless fan-favorite comedies, from his pitch-black sci-fi satire The Man with Two Brains to his family-friendly Father of the Bride franchise to Roxanne, his romcom retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac. But the very best entries in his filmography, like The Jerk and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, stand out from the rest.
In the late 1970s, when Martin had become a huge name in standup comedy, he plotted a transition to the big screen. He teamed up with screenwriters Carl Gottlieb and Michael Elias and director Carl Reiner to translate the delightfully offbeat tone of his standup act into a feature film. Hailed as one of the funniest movies ever made, The Jerk tells the epic saga of simpleton Navin R. Johnson, who moves to St. Louis to follow his dreams, works odd jobs like gas station attendant and carnival weight guesser, and eventually earns fame and fortune with his ludicrous invention of the “Opti-Grab” (a handle that keeps eyeglasses from slipping down their wearers’ noses).
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Navin is caught in a love triangle between a typical girl-next-door romantic interest and a terrifying biker named Patty Bernstein. He’s targeted by a deranged sniper who picks out his name at random in the phone book and becomes transfixed on assassinating this “typical run-of-the-mill b*****d.” The Jerk isn’t beholden to a standard three-act structure; it’s just a collection of hilarious vignettes. This movie doesn’t set out to do
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