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 | 16.117 |
Directed By
Martin Scorsese
Crew
Arnon Milchan
Boris Leven
Fred Schuler
Thelma Schoonmaker
Cis Corman
Robbie Robertson
Richard Bruno
Edward Pisoni
Lawrence Miller
Scott Maitland
Robbie Robertson
Thelma Schoonmaker
Robert F. Colesberry
Robert Greenhut
Paul D. Zimmerman
Robert F. Colesberry
Lewis Gould
Frank E. Warner
Tom Fleischman
Dan Perri
Garrett Brown
Ted Churchill
Daniel Robert
Les Lazarowitz
Norman Buck
Jimmy Raitt
George DeTitta Sr.
Sandy Brooke
Edward Garzero
Ricki-Ellen Brooke
Carlos Quiles
Joe Williams Sr.
Philip Goldblat
Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy
Mary Ellen Winston
Robert Raring
James Fitzpatrick
Roberta Hodes
Barbara De Fina
Donah Bassett
William Loger
Richard Candib
Dick Vorisek
Amy Sayres
Dick Mingalone
Sylvia Fay
Vito L. Ilardi
William Ward
Lorey Sebastian
Martin Scorsese
Lyndell Quiyou
Shelley Houis
TOP CAST
Robert De Niro
Rupert Pupkin
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Langford
Diahnne Abbott
Rita
Sandra Bernhard
Masha
Shelley Hack
Cathy Long
Frederick de Cordova
Bert Thomas
Ed Herlihy
Ed Herlihy
Lou Brown
Band Leader
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
Katherine Wallach
Autograph Seeker
Charles Kaleina
Autograph Seeker
Richard Baratz
Caricaturist
Catherine Scorsese
Rupert's Mom (voice)
Cathy Scorsese
Dolores
Chuck Low
Man in Chinese Restaurant
Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
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
Margo Winkler
Receptionist
Tony Boschetti
Mr. Gangemi
Mick Jones
Street Scum
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
Dr. Joyce Brothers
George Kapp
Mystery Guest
Victor Borge
Victor Borge
Ralph Monaco
Raymond Wirtz
Rob-Jamere Wess
Security Guard
Kim Chan
Jonno
Audrey Dummett
Cook
June Prud'Homme
Audrey
Edgar J. Scherick
Wilson Crockett
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