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The King of Comedy

It's no laughing matter.

1982 · PG · 1h 49m

Directed by Martin Scorsese

7.8

TMDB audience score
2,712 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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

  • Richard Baratz
    Caricaturist

  • Catherine Scorsese
    Rupert's Mom (voice)