Film
The King of Comedy
1982 · 1h 49m · Drama · Comedy
It's no laughing matter.
- IMDb
- 7.8
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 89%
- Metacritic
- 73
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Overview
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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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
Lou Brown
Band Leader
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
Katherine Wallach
Autograph Seeker
Charles Kaleina
Autograph Seeker
Crew
- Martin ScorseseDirector
- Paul D. ZimmermanWriter
- Arnon MilchanProducer
- Robert GreenhutExecutive Producer
- Fred SchulerDirector of Photography
- Robbie RobertsonOriginal Music Composer
- Thelma SchoonmakerEditor
- Cis CormanCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 18, 1982
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $19,000,000
- Revenue
- $2,536,000
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
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