The King of Comedy overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
...ranks in these movie lists:
- Martin Scorsese Movies (#16)
Synopsis:
Martin Scorsese's satirical comedy/drama caustically explores the lengths to which a nobody will go to be as famous as his idol. Practicing his patter in his basement with cardboard cut-outs of his favorite celebrities, mediocre aspiring comedian Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) believes that one appearance on the evening talk show of the Johnny Carson-esque Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis) will be his ticket to stardom. After he helps Jerry escape the advances of amorous fan Masha (Sandra Bernhard), Rupert takes Jerry's patronizing brush-off as a true promise for an audition and begins haunting Jerry's office.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Studio: 20th Century Fox
- Year: 1983
- Run Time: 101 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Set in: New York City, NY
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Comedy
- Filmed in: Color
