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The King of Comedy

Name: The King of Comedy
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1982-12-18
Duration: 109 min

It's no laughing matter.

19821h 49mcritics 7.8/10

Drama Comedy

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.

starring Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Sandra Bernhard

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Metacritic16 read

“Rupert actually had a really good performance at the end of the movie”
RowanC3about 75–100% inread it ↗
“starts quietly”
NickTheCritickabout 0–33% inread it ↗
“ends up being fun and with a nice ending”
NickTheCritickabout 75–100% inread it ↗
“And this is what the first half of the director Martin Scorsese's ambitious and controversial project runs on.”
amheretojudgeabout 0–50% inread it ↗

TMDB4 read

“A bit long-winded”
r96skabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“**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, the crazed Pupkin decides to kidnap his hero and hold him for ransom until a studio gives him a big break. Jerry Lewis is impressive as the total bastard that Pupkin so admires. A disturbing movie th”
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“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 everyone is grating and/or unpleasant (even Tony Randall plays 𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 as a demanding prick). This lack of popularity was the audience's loss, as Paul Zimmerman graced Scorsese with a screenpla”
adorablepanicread it ↗
“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, convinces him to listen to his material. Anything for a peaceable life thinks the star and agrees clearly just to be rid of the man. "Pupkin", though, isn't so easily deterred and what ensues now are a ra”

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