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The King of Comedy

It's no laughing matter.

  • Movie
  • 1982
  • PG
  • 1h 49m

Directed by Martin Scorsese

7.8

TMDB audience rating
7.8 out of 10 from 2,720 votes

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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 and crew

  • Robert De Niro

    Robert De NiroRupert Pupkin

  • Jerry Lewis

    Jerry LewisJerry Langford

  • Diahnne Abbott

    Diahnne AbbottRita

  • Sandra Bernhard

    Sandra BernhardMasha

  • Shelley Hack

    Shelley HackCathy Long

  • Frederick de Cordova

    Frederick de CordovaBert Thomas

  • Ed Herlihy

    Ed HerlihyEd Herlihy

  • Lou BrownBand Leader

  • Loretta TupperStage Door Fan

  • Peter PotulskiStage Door Fan

  • Vinnie GonzalesStage Door Fan

  • Whitey RyanStage Door Guard

  • Doc LawlessChauffeur

  • Marta Heflin

    Marta HeflinYoung Girl

  • Katherine WallachAutograph Seeker

  • Charles KaleinaAutograph Seeker

  • Richard BaratzCaricaturist

  • Catherine Scorsese

    Catherine ScorseseRupert's Mom (voice)

Director
Martin Scorsese
Writer
Paul D. Zimmerman
Music
Robbie Robertson
Cinematography
Fred Schuler