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The King of Comedy

(1982)

December 18, 1982• 1h 49m
78%
TMDB Score

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.

Martin Scorsese

Director

Top Billed Cast

RDN

Robert De Niro

Rupert Pupkin

JL

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Langford

DA

Diahnne Abbott

Rita

SB

Sandra Bernhard

Masha

SH

Shelley Hack

Cathy Long

FdC

Frederick de Cordova

Bert Thomas

EH

Ed Herlihy

Ed Herlihy

LB

Lou Brown

Band Leader

LT

Loretta Tupper

Stage Door Fan

PP

Peter Potulski

Stage Door Fan

Official Trailer

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