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Martin Scorsese's THE KING OF COMEDY is a brutally funny depiction of the dangers of celebrity fandom. Robert De Niro plays the ridiculously inept Rupert Pupkin, an aspiring comic who idolises talk-show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis). Still living at home with his mother, Rupert spends his days trying to arrange a meeting .. Read more

Starring	Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Tony Randall
Director	Martin Scorsese
Genres	Drama

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- Scorsese and De Niro have been pushing each other so far for so long that audience polarisation now automatically... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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  An undervalued gem from Martin Scorsese
  
  A flop on it's original release and often described as a Scorsese misfire 'The King of Comedy' is in fact one of this great director's finest ... read more »
  
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  - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 01 Jun 2004 at 23:40
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  Better to be king for a day than schmuck for a lifetime!
  
  Quite an original dark comedy about aspiring(but not very talented) stand up comedian Rupert Pupkin & his journey through obsession, rejection & ... read more »
  
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- - SmithD
  - 7 reviews
  - Wolverhampton
  - 27 Mar 2012 at 13:49
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  Jerry Lewis, Gem
  
  Jerry Lewis steals the film by a long way. De Niro is wonderful and the concept of the film was a masterpiece.
  
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  - Nantwich
  - 24 Jan 2011 at 22:09
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  - 8
  King of Comedy
  
  Sad indeed that this is considered an unsung masterpiece. To the contrary, it is more like a good first attempt which shows budding talent in its director. As a... read more »
  
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- - Filamina
  - 25 reviews
  - Great Yarmouth
  - 25 Aug 2010 at 21:39
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  A Cool Reminder
  
  Robert de Niro was entertaining as Rupert Pupkin, and Sandra Bernhard was creepy as the deranged fan, and according to ‘him indoors’ this was Jerry ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 01 Aug 2010 at 19:55
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  Not Bad
  
  I rented this because of the Scorsese - De Niro Collaboration being a fan of them both - particularly together and the fact that I had not seen this one. I can ... read more »
  
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- - Toby35
  - 95 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 26 Apr 2010 at 20:20
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  Didnt get it
  
  Found it all a bit daft and not really my cup of tea - a bit too off the wall for me.
  
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- - 2newts
  - 79 reviews
  - Havant
  - 28 Nov 2009 at 11:19
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  The King of Comedy
  
  Very bizzare but worth watching if you are a Deniro fan like me!
  
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  - Harrogate
  - 31 Oct 2009 at 11:21
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  this movie was quite funny
  
  i loved this movie. recommend it
  
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  - London
  - 30 Oct 2009 at 09:24
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  Jerry's tied up. I'm the one who tied him
  
  Talk Show Host stalker, wants to be a Stand-up Comedian, takes routine & jokes to TV station, gets thrown out, kidnaps Talk Show Host.
  
  Very ... read more »
  
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- - Bassman71
  - 460 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 29 Sep 2009 at 09:38
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  An excellent portryal of fanatasism
  
  De Niro is of course fantastic - but this is an excellent portrayal of fans at their best which we can all identify with. Bernhard's portrayal is equally ... read more »
  
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  - LONDON
  - 31 Aug 2009 at 21:08
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  An undervalued gem from Martin Scorsese
  
  A flop on it's original release and often described as a Scorsese misfire 'The King of Comedy' is in fact one of this great director's finest ... read more »
  
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  - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 01 Jun 2004 at 23:40
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  The king, pure and simple
  
  The king of comedy is the most overlooked film in history. It is a true classic that deserves to be in everyone's top ten. It completley bombed on its ... read more »
  
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- - johnnyfraudster
  - greater london
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 12:16
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  ..the god father of the awkward comedy..
  
  Put it this way, I personally don't think 'The Office' wouldn't have been created without this... I think people sometimes get confused with the... read more »
  
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- - Mike Conyard
  - Gosport, Hampshire
  - 09 Jun 2005 at 14:58
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  aaaagh!
  
  De Niro and Scorsese, you can't go wrong. The only way it didn't get 5 stars is because it's so damn uncomfortable to watch. De Niro is thoroughly... read more »
  
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- - Tom Wellings
  - Yorkshire
  - 17 Aug 2004 at 15:41
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  Was that the Clash?
  
  Of all the great Scorsese/De Niro collabarations, this one, perplexingly, seems to be the most overlooked; it's up their with both men's finest work.read more »
  
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- - Ewen Robertson
  - London
  - 22 Nov 2004 at 14:30
- - 3
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  Was not expecting this...
  
  Was not expecting this film to be THIS good! Runs like a 1982 version of the Office at times, so cringeworthy is the character (once again) so brilliantly ... read more »
  
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- - Gareth#64
  - LONDON
  - 27 Jul 2004 at 12:00
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  De Niro is the "King"
  
  Scorsese regards this as De Niro's finest performance in their 8 collaborations together, I wouldn't personally agree with this, although it does rank ... read more »
  
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- - DeNiroFan1
  - England
  - 18 Sep 2006 at 10:58
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  Better than Goodfellas!
  
  I really do believe this film is not given enough credit.
  
  To see Rober De Niro playing a psychotic geek is worth the accolade alone. He is a ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 21 Jun 2004 at 15:11
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  Black, very black
  
  In my opinion one of DeNiros finest performances, the on screen chemistry between him and Jerry Lewis (the comic not the musician) is magic... so much so that ... read more »
  
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- - David Hamer
  - Blackburn, Lancs
  - 17 Sep 2004 at 15:12
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  Interesting take on celebrity
  
  Scorsese shrewdly tackles the subject of celebrity worship decades before it became a current phenomenon.
  
  De Niro plays the stuggling comedian Rupert... read more »
  
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- - futurepurple
  - 11 reviews
  - Aberdeen
  - 10 Jun 2005 at 13:34

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- The King Of Comedy
  
  Martin Scorsese's THE KING OF COMEDY is a brutally funny depiction of the dangers of celebrity fandom. Robert De Niro plays the ridiculously inept Rupert Pupkin, an aspiring comic who idolises talk-show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis). Still living at home with his mother, Rupert spends his days ...