A passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.A passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.A passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 8 nominations total
Chuck Low
- Man in Chinese Restaurant
- (as Chuck L. Low)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaMartin Scorsese has said that he thought Robert De Niro's best performance under his direction was in this film.
- GoofsThe TV sets in the store display window near the end, where Jerry Langford angrily watches the end of Rupert Pupkin's TV appearance, are all tuned to channel 3. There is no TV station in New York City on channel 3 (two major stations, WCBS and WNBC, are on channels 2 and 4 respectively). However, channel 3 was (and is) commonly used for connecting video devices such as home computers and videotape recorders to TV sets. The film crew most likely rigged a videotape player to the TVs to mimic a network broadcast, thus requiring them to be tuned to channel 3--a small detail that most audience members wouldn't have noticed.
- Quotes
Rupert Pupkin: Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Saturday Night Live: Jerry Lewis/Loverboy (1983)
- SoundtracksJerry Langford Theme
Written, arranged and performed by Bob James
Featured review
A Visionary Tale
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro seem to have taken a different road to arrive to very familiar places. Forttunately we're all in for the ride. This is a bitter, dark comedy in the tradition of Pietro Germi and Mario Monicelli. In Scorsese's hands it becomes something we've never seen before. De Niro travels unknown territory with the panache of a seasoned explorer. His Rupert Pupkin is a sub Jay Leno without an agent. His hunger is as shallow as his talent. The arrival to Jerry Lewis's house without an invitation trying to impress his girl is one of the most painful studies in modern humiliation ever put on film. I found myself laughing in horror. "The King of Comedy" is ripe for a revival. Some people consider it a "minor" Scorsese. I disagree. I think it's one of Scorsese and De Niro's best.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- King of Comedy
- Filming locations
- Paramount Building - 1501 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Jerry Langford's offices)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,536,242
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $137,624
- Feb 21, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $2,537,298
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