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The King of Comedy (1982)
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Comedy , Crime , Drama , Thriller
Robert De Niro , Jerry Lewis , Diahnne Abbott , Sandra Bernhard , Ed Herlihy , Lou Brown , Loretta Tupper , Peter Potulski , Vinnie Gonzales ,
Whitey Ryan , Doc Lawless , Marta Heflin , Katherine Wallach , Charles Kaleina , Richard Baratz
Martin Scorsese
109
1982
Rupert Pupkin is obsessed with becoming a comedy great. However| when he confronts his idol| talk show host Jerry Langford| with a plea to perform on the Jerry's
show| he is only given the run-around. He does not give up| however| but persists in stalking Jerry until he gets what he wants. Eventually he must team up with his
psychotic Langford-obsessed friend Masha to kidnap the talk show host in hopes of finally getting to perform his stand-up routine.
Largely misunderstood upon its release, The King of Comedy today looks eerily prescient, and features a fine performance by Robert DeNiro as a strangely sympathetic psychopath.