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The film follows Navin R. Johnson, a bum, who tells his life story. After finding out that he is not a natural born child of his black parents, Navin decides to leave home and make it for himself in the world. Despite the fact that he is woefully unprepared, Navin manages to land himself a job, escape a decidedly random psychopath, run away with a traveling carnival, find the woman of his dreams, and hit it rich, before finally losing everything and ending up a bum in the street.

 

Along the way, the film details Navin's interactions with the people and world around him, where his common misunderstandings of every-day situations often [[Hilarity Ensues|lead to hilarious results]].

 

* [[Balls of Steel]]: [[Steve Martin]]'s character makes the mistake of kicking the crotch of [[Meaningful Name|"Iron Balls" McGinty.]]

* [[Berserk Button]]: Navin was raised by a black family and, for much of his life, thought he was black. He takes the N-word very personally.

* [[Dissimile]]: In a letter to his parents, Navin describes his girlfriend as looking just like mom, "except she's thin and white".

* [[The Ditz]]: Navin to extreme levels.

* [[Genius Ditz]]: Navin lacks common sense, but he knows enough about automobiles to make the Opti-Grab.

* [[Groin Attack]]: Unfortunately, the recipient is one [[Meaningful Name|"Iron Balls" McGinty.]]

 

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[[Category:Films of the 1970s]]