The King of Comedy
7.778
2370 reviews
Drama/Comedy
1h 49m
1982
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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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.
- DirectorMartin Scorsese
- Release18 December 1982
- Genre
- Duration1h 49m
- Budget$19,000,000
- Revenue$2,536,000
- Rate7.7782370 reviews
- Productions
Embassy International Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Cast
Robert De Niro
Rupert Pupkin
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Langford
Diahnne Abbott
Rita
Sandra Bernhard
Masha
Shelley Hack
Cathy Long
Frederick de Cordova
Bert Thomas
Ed Herlihy
Ed Herlihy
Marta Heflin
Young Girl
Catherine Scorsese
Rupert's Mom (voice)
Cathy Scorsese
Dolores
Chuck Low
Man in Chinese Restaurant
Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
Mick Jones
Street Scum
Joe Strummer
Street Scum
Paul Simonon
Street Scum
Ellen Foley
Street Scum
Don Letts
Street Scum
Matt Russo
Cabbie
Joyce Brothers
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Victor Borge
Victor Borge
Ralph Monaco
Raymond Wirtz
Kim Chan
Jonno
Ray Dittrich
Giardello
Jay Julien
Langford's Lawyer
Bill Minkin
McCabe
Tony Devon
Plainclothesman
Gerard Murphy
Plainclothesman
Martin Scorsese
TV Director
Tony Randall
Tony Randall
Charles Scorsese
First Man at Bar
Mardik Martin
Second Man at Bar
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