Deze duistere comedy van regisseur Martin Scorsese laat zien hoe absurd ver de zielige Rupert Pupkin wil gaan om op televisie in een talkshow te komen
The King of Comedy (1982)
Comedy, Crime, Drama | 1h 49min | 27 October 1983 (Netherlands)
7.8


Director: Martin ScorseseWriters: Paul D. ZimmermanStars: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne AbbottSummary: Rupert Pupkin is obsessed with becoming a comedy great. However, when he confronts his idol, talk show host Jerry Langford, with a plea to perform on the Jerry's show, he is only given the run-around. He does not give up, however, but persists in stalking Jerry until he gets what he wants. Eventually he must team up with his psychotic Langford-obsessed friend Masha to kidnap the talk show host in hopes of finally getting to perform his stand-up routine.
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Andrew Hyatt <dres@uiuc.edu>
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