The King of Comedy

February. 18,1983      PG
Rating:
7.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Robert De Niro as  Rupert Pupkin
Jerry Lewis as  Jerry Langford
Sandra Bernhard as  Masha
Diahnne Abbott as  Rita Keane
Shelley Hack as  Cathy Long
Frederick de Cordova as  Bert Thomas
Kim Chan as  Jonno
Ed Herlihy as  Himself
Ralph Monaco as  Raymond Wirtz
Catherine Scorsese as  Rupert's Mom (voice)

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