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The King of Comedy
“It's no laughing matter.”
1982·1h 49m·🇺🇸
DramaComedy
7.8/ 10132,815 votes
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
?
Lou Brown
Band Leader
?
Loretta Tupper
Stage Door Fan
?
Peter Potulski
Stage Door Fan
?
Vinnie Gonzales
Stage Door Fan
?
Whitey Ryan
Stage Door Guard
?
Doc Lawless
Chauffeur
Marta Heflin
Young Girl
?
Katherine Wallach
Autograph Seeker
?
Charles Kaleina
Autograph Seeker
?
Richard Baratz
Caricaturist
Catherine Scorsese
Rupert's Mom (voice)
Cathy Scorsese
Dolores
Chuck Low
Man in Chinese Restaurant
Synopsis
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.
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