The King of Comedy
- Release Date
- December 18, 1982
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Cast
- Robert De Niro , Jerry Lewis , Diahnne Abbott , Sandra Bernhard , Shelley Hack , Ed Herlihy
- Runtime
- 109
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Paul D. Zimmerman
- Tagline
- It;s No Laughing Matter.
Summary
The King of Comedy is a bitterly evil satire of show business. Rupert Pupkins is obsessed with becoming famous so he aims at kidnapping one of the best in the business, Jerry Langford.
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