Synopsis
The King of Comedy (1982) Rupert Pupkin is obsessed with becoming a comedy great. However, when he confronts his idol, talk show host Jerry Langford, with a plea to perform on the Jerry's show, he is only given the run-around. He does not give up, however, but persists in stalking Jerry until he gets what he wants. Eventually he must team up with his psychotic Langford-obsessed friend Masha to kidnap the talk show host in hopes of finally getting to perform his stand-up routine. ??Andrew Hyatt

Awards: 3 wins & 8 nominations total
Budget: $20,000,000 (estimated)
Worldwide Gross: $2,536,242
Soundtrack: Jerry Langford Theme (Written, arranged and performed by Bob James)


Martin Scorsese
Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott
1983-02-18 (United States)
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