The King of Comedy (1982)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $19,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,536,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.097 |
Directed By
Martin Scorsese
Crew
Arnon Milchan
Fred Schuler
Thelma Schoonmaker
Cis Corman
Boris Leven
Robbie Robertson
Richard Bruno
Edward Pisoni
Lawrence Miller
Scott Maitland
Robert F. Colesberry
Robbie Robertson
Thelma Schoonmaker
Robert Greenhut
Paul D. Zimmerman
Robert F. Colesberry
Lewis Gould
Frank E. Warner
Tom Fleischman
Dan Perri
Vito L. Ilardi
Donah Bassett
William Ward
James Fitzpatrick
Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy
Les Lazarowitz
Edward Garzero
Jimmy Raitt
Norman Buck
George DeTitta Sr.
Daniel Robert
Roberta Hodes
Dick Mingalone
Sandy Brooke
Ricki-Ellen Brooke
Lorey Sebastian
Garrett Brown
Ted Churchill
Carlos Quiles
Joe Williams Sr.
Mary Ellen Winston
William Loger
Philip Goldblat
Richard Candib
Dick Vorisek
Amy Sayres
Barbara De Fina
Sylvia Fay
Robert Raring
Martin Scorsese
Lyndell Quiyou
Shelley Houis
TOP CAST
Robert De Niro
Rupert Pupkin
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Langford
Sandra Bernhard
Masha
Diahnne Abbott
Rita Keane
Shelley Hack
Cathy Long
Frederick de Cordova
Bert Thomas
Kim Chan
Jonno
Ed Herlihy
Himself
Lou Brown
Band Leader
Margo Winkler
Receptionist
Ralph Monaco
Raymond Wirtz
Catherine Scorsese
Rupert's Mom (voice)
Cathy Scorsese
Dolores
Loretta Tupper
Stage Door Fan
Peter Potulski
Stage Door Fan
Vinnie Gonzales
Stage Door Fan
Whitey Ryan
Stage Door Guard
Doc Lawless
Chauffeur
Marta Heflin
Young Girl
Chuck Low
Man in Chinese Restaurant
Katherine Wallach
Autograph Seeker
Charles Kaleina
Autograph Seeker
Richard Baratz
Caricaturist
Leslie Levinson
Roberta Posner
Alan Potashnick
Man at Telephone
Michael Kolba
Man at Telephone
Robert Colston
Man at Telephone
Ramon Rodriguez
Man at Telephone
Chuck Coop
Man at Telephone
Sel Vitella
Man at Telephone
Tony Boschetti
Mr. Gangemi
Tony Randall
Himself
Jay Julien
Langford's Lawyer
Joe Strummer
Street Scum
Paul Simonon
Street Scum
Kosmo Vinyl
Street Scum
Ellen Foley
Street Scum
Pearl Harbour
Street Scum
Gaby Salter
Street Scum
Jerry Baxter-Worman
Street Scum
Don Letts
Street Scum
Matt Russo
Cabbie
Thelma Lee
Woman in Telephone Booth
Joyce Brothers
Herself
Bill Minkin
McCabe
George Kapp
Mystery Guest
Victor Borge
Himself
Rob-Jamere Wess
Security Guard
Audrey Dummett
Cook
June Prud'Homme
Audrey
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