A passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.A passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.A passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 8 nominations total
Chuck Low
- Man in Chinese Restaurant
- (as Chuck L. Low)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMartin Scorsese has said that he thought Robert De Niro's best performance under his direction was in this film.
- GoofsThe TV sets in the store display window near the end, where Jerry Langford angrily watches the end of Rupert Pupkin's TV appearance, are all tuned to channel 3. There is no TV station in New York City on channel 3 (two major stations, WCBS and WNBC, are on channels 2 and 4 respectively). However, channel 3 was (and is) commonly used for connecting video devices such as home computers and videotape recorders to TV sets. The film crew most likely rigged a videotape player to the TVs to mimic a network broadcast, thus requiring them to be tuned to channel 3--a small detail that most audience members wouldn't have noticed.
- Quotes
Rupert Pupkin: Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Saturday Night Live: Jerry Lewis/Loverboy (1983)
- SoundtracksJerry Langford Theme
Written, arranged and performed by Bob James
Featured review
Joker is really based on The King of Comedy.
The time when Scorsese took another turn by making a disturbing dark comedy. This film turns the spotlight towards the show business industry by exploring the subjects of fame and celebrity and their influence over individuals and society as a whole. With a nice tone, excellent cinematography, good setting and a thrilling plotline, Scorsese crafted the perfect image of a delusional and obsessive sociopath portrayed by none other than Robert De Niro. I have to say that "The King of Comedy" along side "After Hours" are the most overlooked pictures in Martin Scorsese's catalogue.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- King of Comedy
- Filming locations
- Paramount Building - 1501 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Jerry Langford's offices)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,536,242
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $137,624
- Feb 21, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $2,537,183
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