Bamboo umbrellas for the drinks

Released in 1979, The Jerk is Steve Martin's first starring role in a feature film. His knack for both physical and verbal comedy was so smoothed and charismatic already that he could easily hold up a full-lenght movie on his shoulders. He co-wrote it too. And Carl Reiner, a legend in his own, directed the piece. Sure, some of the humour is quite out-dated, bordering on stupid even, but most of the time a hoot.