The King of Comedy
Martin Scorsese / US, 1982 / 109 min.
A black comedy about failed stand-up comedian Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro), who will do anything to appear in the talk show hosted by his idol Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis). Screening on 35mm.
Rupert Pupkin is a third-rate comedian who is desperate to be on his idol Jerry Langford’s show. “You've got to start at the bot¬tom,” is the King of Comedy’s advice to the ambitious Pupkin, who – tragically – only gets the laughs when he is serious. To get onto Langford’s, the dismissed Pupkin (“Better to be king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime”) is set on using drastic measures.
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Director
Martin Scorsese
Production year
1982
Country
US
Original title
The King of Comedy
Length
109 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
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