DMovie

  • Home
  • Movies
  • Tv Shows
Background
The King of Comedy

It's no laughing matter.

The King of Comedy

1982-12-18
  • Drama
  • , Comedy
1 hour 49 minutes

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.

Martin ScorseseDirector
Paul D. ZimmermanWriter

Top Billed Cast

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Rupert Pupkin

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Langford

Diahnne Abbott

Diahnne Abbott

Rita

Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

Masha

Shelley Hack

Shelley Hack

Cathy Long

Frederick de Cordova

Frederick de Cordova

Bert Thomas

Ed Herlihy

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

Marta Heflin

Young Girl

Katherine Wallach

Autograph Seeker

Charles Kaleina

Autograph Seeker

Recommendations

A list of recommendations movies.

More
After Hours
After Hours1985
Mean Streets
Mean Streets1973
Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander1982
Raging Bull
Raging Bull1980
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982
The Last Waltz
The Last Waltz1978
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ1988
Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading2008
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver1976
The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead1981
Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels1941
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness2013
Poetry
Poetry2010
City by the Sea
City by the Sea2002
Missing
Missing1982
The Big Shave
The Big Shave1967
Drifting Clouds
Drifting Clouds1996
High Sierra
High Sierra1941
Being Flynn
Being Flynn2012
The Girl on the Bridge
The Girl on the Bridge1999

Similar

A list of similar movies.

More
Lesbionage
Lesbionage1988
Metropolis
Metropolis1927
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004
Walk the Line
Walk the Line2005
American History X
American History X1998
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing1987
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop1984
Léon: The Professional
Léon: The Professional1994
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver1976
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves1996
48 Hrs.
48 Hrs.1982
Nowhere Land
Nowhere Land1998
Ariel
Ariel1988
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump1994
Fast and Sexy
Fast and Sexy1958
Heart of Champions
Heart of Champions2021
Inspired Guns
Inspired Guns2014
10 Days (for now)
10 Days (for now)2017
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight1933
Off Beat
Off Beat1986