The King of Comedy

18 Dec 1982 (Iceland)

Rupert Pupkin is a passionate yet unsuccessful comic who craves nothing more than to be in the spotlight and to achieve this, he stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.

Rupert Pupkin is a passionate yet unsuccessful comic who craves nothing more than to be in the spotlight and to achieve this, he stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Paul D. Zimmerman
Stars: Robert De Niro / Jerry Lewis / Diahnne Abbott / Sandra Bernhard / Ed Herlihy
Genre: Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller
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