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The King of Comedy
It's no laughing matter.
7.8(2,689)19821h 49m
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.
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Created by
- Robert Greenhut
- Writers
- Paul D. Zimmerman
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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
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Crew
Directing
- Scott MaitlandFirst Assistant Director
- Lewis GouldSecond Assistant Director
- Roberta HodesScript Supervisor
- Martin ScorseseDirector
Writing
- Paul D. ZimmermanWriter
Production
- Cis CormanCasting
- Arnon MilchanProducer
- Robert F. ColesberryProduction Manager
- Robert F. ColesberryAssociate Producer
- Thelma SchoonmakerProduction Supervisor
- Robert GreenhutExecutive Producer
- Amy SayresLocation Coordinator
- Sylvia FayExtras Casting
- Shelley HouisProduction Office Coordinator
Camera
- Fred SchulerDirector of Photography
- Norman BuckKey Grip
- Sandy BrookeFirst Assistant Camera
- Ricki-Ellen BrookeSecond Assistant Camera
- Dick MingaloneCamera Operator
- Lorey SebastianStill Photographer
- Garrett BrownSteadicam Operator
- Ted ChurchillSteadicam Operator
Editing
- Thelma SchoonmakerEditor
- Donah BassettNegative Cutter
- Robert RaringColor Timer
- Richard CandibFirst Assistant Editor
Sound
- Robbie RobertsonOriginal Music Composer
- Frank E. WarnerSupervising Sound Editor
- Robbie RobertsonMusic Producer
- Tom FleischmanSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Les LazarowitzSound Mixer
- Vito L. IlardiBoom Operator
- Dick VorisekSound Re-Recording Mixer
Art
- Boris LevenProduction Design
- Edward PisoniArt Direction
- Lawrence MillerArt Direction
- Dan PerriTitle Designer
- Daniel RobertSet Decoration
- Jimmy RaittProperty Master
- George DeTitta Sr.Set Decoration
- Joe Williams Sr.Construction Grip
Costume & Make-Up
- Richard BrunoCostume Design
- William LogerCostume Supervisor
- Philip GoldblatMakeup Artist
- Mary Ellen WinstonAssistant Costume Designer
- Lyndell QuiyouHairstylist
Crew
- Harold 'Whitey' McEvoyTransportation Captain
- Edward GarzeroScenic Artist
- Carlos QuilesCarpenter
- Barbara De FinaPost Production Supervisor
Lighting
- James FitzpatrickBest Boy Electric
- William WardGaffer