The King of Comedy (1982)

Movie Details

Original Title The King of Comedy

Original Language EN

Budget $19,000,000

Revenue $2,536,000

Status Released

Popularity 2.0

Cast

Robert De Niro

Rupert Pupkin

Popularity: 4.7

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Langford

Popularity: 3.2

Diahnne Abbott

Rita

Popularity: 2.0

Sandra Bernhard

Masha

Popularity: 3.3

Shelley Hack

Cathy Long

Popularity: 2.4

Frederick de Cordova

Bert Thomas

Popularity: 0.8

Ed Herlihy

Popularity: 1.0

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Lou Brown

Band Leader

Popularity: 0.2

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Loretta Tupper

Stage Door Fan

Popularity: 1.0

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Peter Potulski

Stage Door Fan

Popularity: 0.2

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Vinnie Gonzales

Stage Door Fan

Popularity: 0.0

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Whitey Ryan

Stage Door Guard

Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Producer Arnon Milchan

Editor Thelma Schoonmaker

Executive Producer Robert Greenhut

Writer Paul D. Zimmerman

Director Martin Scorsese

Production

Embassy International Pictures

20th Century Fox

Videos & Trailers

"The King of Comedy" (1982 - Martin Scorsese)

Clip

Josh Olson on THE KING OF COMEDY

Featurette

'The King of Comedy' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times

Featurette

THE KING OF COMEDY - Trailer ( 1982 )

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Ian Beale 8/10

Feb 18, 2017

**De Niro as yet another deluded psycho** De Niro is Rupert Pitkin, a comedian who seeks to be as famous as his hero, Jerry Lewis. Pupkin could be Travis Bickle's equally disturbed brother - both of them living in New York and both of them losing their minds in unison. After much rejection, th ... Read more

adorablepanic 10/10

Apr 7, 2020

Martin Scorsese's THE KING OF COMEDY was the lowest-grossing major studio film of 1982. It isn't difficult to see why: It's loaded with uncomfortable situations; there is no obvious protagonist; no sympathetic characters (the one that could potentially get our sympathy turns out to be a thief); and ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Oct 22, 2023

Robert De Niro is great in this enjoyable comedy about the aspiring comedian "Pupkin" who is prepared to go to great lengths to get his moment in the sun. To that end he doorsteps acclaimed chat-show host "Jerry" (the entirely convincing Jerry Lewis) and, not exactly lacking in self-confidence, conv ... Read more