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Director Martin Scorsese's dark comedy The King of Comedy stars Robert De Niro as an obsessed fan who will stop at nothing to secure an appearance on his idol's talk show.
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Fast Facts
- Release date: February 18, 1983
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Screenwriter: Paul D. Zimmerman
- Producer: Arnon Milchan
- Distributor: 20th Century Fox
- Music by: Robbie Robertson
- Cinematography: Fred Schuler
- Editing by: Thelma Schoonmaker
- MPAA rating: PG
- Run time: 109 minutes
- Awards: Won Best Original Screenplay at the1983 British Academy AwardsYahoo! Movies: The King of Comedy Awards and Nominations
- Domestic box office gross: $2,536,242 Box Office Mojo: The King of Comedy
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Plot Summary
Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) believes that he is destined to become a famous stand-up comedian despite only having performed in front of cardboard cutouts in his mother's basement. After being rejected by his hero, talk show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis), Pupkin and his equally obsessed friend Masha (Sandra Bernhard) kidnap Langford in an attempt to secure Pupkin a place on Langford's talk show. -
Cast
- Robert De Niro: Rupert Pupkin
- Jerry Lewis: Jerry Langford
- Diahnne Abbott: Rita Keane
- Sandra Bernhard: Masha
- Shelley Hack: Cathy Long
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Finished critical analysis of Geoff King piece on British Comedy. 25% of module completed for the year. feeling good. :D
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