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The story of a man who will go to any lengths to achieve his dream. To obtain a spot on a top TV show he kidnaps the host with the assistance of one of the host's obsessed fans.

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EAN5039036066976

eBay Product ID (ePID)178982759

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleThe King of Comedy

ActorTony Randall, Robert De Niro, Sandra Bernhard, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott

DirectorMartin Scorsese

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

Release Year2014

GenreDrama, Comedy

Run Time104 Mins

Additional Product Features

CertificatePG

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Additional InformationMartin Scorsese's THE KING OF COMEDY is a brutally funny depiction of the dangers of celebrity fandom. Robert De Niro plays the ridiculously inept Rupert Pupkin, an aspiring comic who idolises talk-show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis). Still living at home with his mother, Rupert spends his days trying to arrange a meeting with his hero. When he isn't doing that, he's at home talking to cardboard cutouts in his makeshift television studio. After Rupert convinces Rita (Diahnne Abbot), a pretty bartender, that Langford has invited them to his house outside the city, the reality of the situation makes itself painfully apparent upon arriving at the star's front door. Trouble is, Rupert's too delusional to take the hint. He eventually hatches a plan with an equally obsessed fan, Masha (a scene-stealing Sandra Bernhard), to kidnap Langford in exchange for a chance to let him deliver his routine on the air. De Niro and Lewis deliver scorching performances that are at once tragic and hysterical, making for an unsettling yet highly stimulating viewing experience. Paul D. Zimmerman's script takes the time to truly crawl inside the mind of a lunatic, exposing celebrity worship as the ludicrous problem that it is. THE KING OF COMEDY stands firmly as one of Scorsese's most terrifying films.

Movie/TV TitleThe King Of Comedy

ComposerRobbie Robertson

Sound sourceDolby Digital