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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, Metacritic 73/100. Scores higher than 91% of the 1,309 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic73/100
2,653 audience votes
Key crew
- Robbie RobertsonOriginal Music Composer
- Paul D. ZimmermanWriter
- Martin ScorseseDirector
Cast
- Robert De NiroRupert Pupkin
- Jerry LewisJerry Langford
- Diahnne AbbottRita
- Sandra BernhardMasha
- Shelley HackCathy Long
- Frederick de CordovaBert Thomas
- Ed HerlihyEd Herlihy
- Lou BrownBand Leader
- Loretta TupperStage Door Fan
- Peter PotulskiStage Door Fan
- Vinnie GonzalesStage Door Fan
- Whitey RyanStage Door Guard
Stills
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Themes
prisonnew york cityblackmailshow businessentertainerfbistudioreceptionistzealouscautionaryhilariousaudacious
The Best Movies of 1982
The King of Comedy is #11 of 60
