The King of Comedy (1982)
. . and when it's all over one of them won't be laughing
poster The King of Comedy
IMDb Rating:
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7.8/10 (114.9K votes)

Country:United States, 109 minutes

Spoken languages:English

Genres:Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director(s):Martin Scorsese

Writer(s):Paul D. Zimmerman

Video Codec:Unknown

Number: 3377

Storyline:
Rupert Pupkin is a passionate yet unsuccessful comic who craves nothing more than to be in the spotlight and to achieve this, he stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself. ***Remarkable***

Cast:

photo Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro Rupert Pupkin
photo Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis Jerry Langford
photo Diahnne Abbott
Diahnne Abbott Rita Keane
photo Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard Masha
photo Ed Herlihy
Ed Herlihy Ed Herlihy
photo Loretta Tupper
Loretta Tupper Stage Door Fan
photo Marta Heflin
Marta Heflin Young Girl
photo Catherine Scorsese (voice)
Catherine Scorsese (voice) Rupert's Mom
photo Chuck Low
Chuck Low Man in Chinese Restaurant (as Chuck L. Low)
photo Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli Liza Minnelli (credit only)
photo Margo Winkler
Margo Winkler Receptionist
photo Shelley Hack
Shelley Hack Cathy Long
photo Mick Jones
Mick Jones Street Scum
photo Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer Street Scum
photo Paul Simonon
Paul Simonon Street Scum (as Paul Simmion)

Medium: Media file,

Subtitles: English

Location: On Plex Drive

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen