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The King of Comedy

78 %|Dec 18, 1982|Drama, Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

Robbie Robertson
Original Music Composer
Cis Corman
Casting
Fred Schuler
Director of Photography
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Boris Leven
Production Design
Thelma Schoonmaker
Editor
Edward Pisoni
Art Direction
Lawrence Miller
Art Direction

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Cast

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Robert De Niro
Rupert Pupkin
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Jerry Lewis
Jerry Langford
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Diahnne Abbott
Rita Keane
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Shelley Hack
Cathy Long
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Ed Herlihy
Himself
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Lou Brown
Band Leader
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Margo Winkler
Receptionist
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Ralph Monaco
Raymond Wirtz
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Catherine Scorsese
Rupert's Mom (voice)
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Loretta Tupper
Stage Door Fan
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Peter Potulski
Stage Door Fan
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Vinnie Gonzales
Stage Door Fan
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Whitey Ryan
Stage Door Guard
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Doc Lawless
Chauffeur
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Marta Heflin
Young Girl
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Chuck Low
Man in Chinese Restaurant
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Katherine Wallach
Autograph Seeker
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Charles Kaleina
Autograph Seeker
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Richard Baratz
Caricaturist
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Leslie Levinson
Roberta Posner
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Alan Potashnick
Man at Telephone
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Michael Kolba
Man at Telephone
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Robert Colston
Man at Telephone
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Ramon Rodriguez
Man at Telephone
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Chuck Coop
Man at Telephone
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Sel Vitella
Man at Telephone
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Tony Boschetti
Mr. Gangemi
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Jay Julien
Langford's Lawyer
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Joe Strummer
Street Scum
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Paul Simonon
Street Scum
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Kosmo Vinyl
Street Scum
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Ellen Foley
Street Scum
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Pearl Harbour
Street Scum
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Gaby Salter
Street Scum
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Don Letts
Street Scum
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Thelma Lee
Woman in Telephone Booth
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George Kapp
Mystery Guest
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Rob-Jamere Wess
Security Guard
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Edgar J. Scherick
Wilson Crockett
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Ray Dittrich
Giardello
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Richard Dioguardi
Captain Burke
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Harry J. Ufland
Langford's Agent
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Scotty Bloch
Crockett's Secretary
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Jim Lyness
Ticket Taker
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Diane Rachell
McCabe's Wife
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Dennis Mulligan
Plainclothesman
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Tony Devon
Plainclothesman
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Peter Fain
Plainclothesman
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Michael F. Stodden
Plainclothesman
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Gerard Murphy
Plainclothesman
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Jimmy Raitt
Stage Manager
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Martin Scorsese
TV Director
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Charles Scorsese
First Man at Bar
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Mardik Martin
Second Man at Bar
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William Jorgensen
Newsman (voice)
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Marvin Scott
Newsman (voice)
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Chuck Stevens
Newsman (voice)
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William Littauer
Newsman (voice)
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Jeff David
Announcer (voice)
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Mick Jones
Street Scum
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Liza Minnelli
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