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The King of Comedy

Movie
1982
1h 49m
PG
English
Drama, Comedy
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8
Critic Score: 
81
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Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
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The King of Comedy

PG
Movie
1982
1h 49m
English
Drama, Comedy
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
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8
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The King of Comedy (1982) on IMDb
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81

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Robert De Niro
Rupert Pupkin
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Langford
Diahnne Abbott
Rita Keane
Shelley Hack
Cathy Long
Ed Herlihy
Himself
Lou Brown
Band Leader
Margo Winkler
Receptionist
Ralph Monaco
Raymond Wirtz
Catherine Scorsese
Rupert's Mom (voice)
Loretta Tupper
Stage Door Fan
Peter Potulski
Stage Door Fan
Vinnie Gonzales
Stage Door Fan
Whitey Ryan
Stage Door Guard
Doc Lawless
Chauffeur
Marta Heflin
Young Girl
Chuck Low
Man in Chinese Restaurant
Katherine Wallach
Autograph Seeker
Charles Kaleina
Autograph Seeker
Richard Baratz
Caricaturist
Leslie Levinson
Roberta Posner
Alan Potashnick
Man at Telephone
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Written By: Paul D. Zimmerman

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randomacd4 says...
7 years ago
One of Martin Scorsese's most entertaining films that somehow slipped through the cracks The King of Comedy could not find its audience during its original release but I think it tells a story that really works today. Robert De Niro gives one of his most underrated performances as Rupert Pupkin and he shows how desperate one person can be become to achieve fame and fortune.
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absolutely1337 says...
4 years ago
Fuckin awesome movie. Haven’t watched joker yet? Then don’t and watch this!
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EonBlack says...
9 years ago
its good to see snoop doggy dog back in action
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grtavares says...
2 months ago
I have mixed feelings about this movie I love Scorcese's filmography and the performance of actor Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis is impeccable. However, I felt that this film takes a long time to happen. In fact, I believe it only happens halfway to the end of the film that it actually becomes a thriller with drama and comedy (side by side).
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Featured User Reviews

CatyAlexandre
10/10  10 years ago
My dear Martin Scorsese, once again you prove in here why are you one of my favourites.

In The King of Comedy we follow Rupert Pupkin an obsessive fan of the very well known Jerry Langston a tv host and comedian that has a famous tv show. Rupert's daily life is all around Langston. He dreams ab More
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Ian Beale
6 years ago
**De Niro as yet another deluded psycho**

De Niro is Rupert Pitkin, a comedian who seeks to be as famous as his hero, Jerry Lewis. Pupkin could be Travis Bickle's equally disturbed brother - both of them living in New York and both of them losing their minds in unison.

After much rejection, th More
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CinemaSerf
6 months ago
Robert De Niro is great in this enjoyable comedy about the aspiring comedian "Pupkin" who is prepared to go to great lengths to get his moment in the sun. To that end he doorsteps acclaimed chat-show host "Jerry" (the entirely convincing Jerry Lewis) and, not exactly lacking in self-confidence, conv More
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adorablepanic
4 years ago
Martin Scorsese's THE KING OF COMEDY was the lowest-grossing major studio film of 1982. It isn't difficult to see why: It's loaded with uncomfortable situations; there is no obvious protagonist; no sympathetic characters (the one that could potentially get our sympathy turns out to be a thief); and More
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