The King of Comedy (1982)
Directed by Martin Scorsese
“It's no laughing matter.”
Drama, Comedy · 1h 49m
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.
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
L
Lou Brown
Band Leader
L
Loretta Tupper
Stage Door Fan
P
Peter Potulski
Stage Door Fan
V
Vinnie Gonzales
Stage Door Fan
W
Whitey Ryan
Stage Door Guard
Crew
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Writer
- Paul D. Zimmerman
- Director of Photography
- Fred Schuler
- Original Music Composer
- Robbie Robertson
- Editor
- Thelma Schoonmaker
- Producer
- Arnon Milchan
Details
- Release date
- 1982-12-18
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Embassy International Pictures
- Budget
- $19,000,000
- Box office
- $2,536,000