Fresh
It is frustrating to watch, unpleasant to remember, and, in its own way, quite effective.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The King of Comedy
It's no laughing matter.
1982 · 1h 49m · PG
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
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The King of Comedy
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Martin Scorsese Director
- Robert De Niro as Rupert Pupkin
- Jerry Lewis as Jerry Langford
- Diahnne Abbott as Rita Keane
- Sandra Bernhard as Masha
- Shelley Hack as Cathy Long
- Catherine Scorsese as Rupert's Mom
- Frederick de Cordova as Bert Thomas
- Ed Herlihy as Ed Herlihy
- Lou Brown as Band leader
- Loretta Tupper Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The uncenteredness of the film is irritating, though it's irritating in an ambitious, risk-taking way.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
To be sure, Robert De Niro turns in another virtuoso performance for Martin Scorsese, just as in their four previous efforts. But once again -- and even more so -- they come up with a character that it's hard to spend time with.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
It's very funny, and it ends on a high note that was, for me, both a total surprise and completely satisfying. Yet it's also bristly, sometimes manic to the edge of lunacy and, along the way, terrifying.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
It's Martin Scorsese's second least popular movie, after The Last Temptation of Christ. Which is a shame, because it's Scorsese's second greatest film, after Taxi Driver.
Joyce Millman, Salon.com
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