Country
France
Date
May 07, 1983
Note
Cannes Film Festival
It's no laughing matter.
1h 49min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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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| Robert Colston | Man at Telephone |
| Ramon Rodriguez | Man at Telephone |
| Chuck Coop | Man at Telephone |
| Sel Vitella | Man at Telephone |
| Margo Winkler | Receptionist |
| Tony Boschetti | Mr. Gangemi |
| Mick Jones | Street Scum |
| Joe Strummer | Street Scum |
| Paul Simonon | Street Scum |
| Kosmo Vinyl | Street Scum |
| Ellen Foley | Street Scum |
| Pearl Harbour | Street Scum |
| Gaby Salter | Street Scum |
| Jerry Baxter-Worman | Street Scum |
| Don Letts | Street Scum |
| Matt Russo | Cabbie |
| Thelma Lee | Woman in Telephone Booth |
| Joyce Brothers | Dr. Joyce Brothers |
| George Kapp | Mystery Guest |
| Victor Borge | Victor Borge |
| Ralph Monaco | Raymond Wirtz |
| Rob-Jamere Wess | Security Guard |
| Kim Chan | Jonno |
| Audrey Dummett | Cook |
| June Prud'Homme | Audrey |
| Edgar J. Scherick | Wilson Crockett |
| Thomas M. Tolan | Gerrity |
| Ray Dittrich | Giardello |
| Richard Dioguardi | Captain Burke |
| Jay Julien | Langford's Lawyer |
| Harry J. Ufland | Langford's Agent |
| Scotty Bloch | Crockett's Secretary |
| Jim Lyness | Ticket Taker |
| Bill Minkin | McCabe |
| Diane Rachell | McCabe's Wife |
| Dennis Mulligan | Plainclothesman |
| Tony Devon | Plainclothesman |
| Peter Fain | Plainclothesman |
| Michael F. Stodden | Plainclothesman |
| Gerard Murphy | Plainclothesman |
| Jimmy Raitt | Stage Manager |
| Martin Scorsese | TV Director |
| Tony Randall | Tony Randall |
| Charles Scorsese | First Man at Bar |
| Mardik Martin | Second Man at Bar |
| William Jorgensen | Newsman (voice) |
| Marvin Scott | Newsman (voice) |
| Chuck Stevens | Newsman (voice) |
| William Littauer | Newsman (voice) |
| Jeff David | Announcer (voice) |
| Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | Crowd Extra (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The King of Comedy |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Embassy International Pictures |
| Sito ufficiale | newregency.com |
| Data di uscita | 18 dicembre 1982 |
| Exec. Producer | Robert Greenhut |
| Producer | Arnon Milchan, Robert F. Colesberry |
| Writer | Paul D. Zimmerman |
| Casting | Cis Corman |
| Editors | Thelma Schoonmaker, Robert Raring, Donah Bassett, Richard Candib |
| Cinematography | Fred Schuler, Garrett Brown, Ted Churchill, Norman Buck, Sandy Brooke, Ricki-Ellen Brooke, Dick Mingalone, Lorey Sebastian |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
Italy
Date
Oct 23, 2007
Limited release
Country
Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1982
Certification
14A
Country
Denmark
Date
Dec 18, 1982
Certification
15
Country
Finland
Date
Dec 18, 1982
Certification
K-16
Country
Norway
Date
Dec 18, 1982
Certification
15
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Country
United States
Date
Feb 18, 1983
Certification
PG
Theatrical release
Country
Iceland
Date
Dec 18, 1982
Country
Sweden
Date
Dec 18, 1982
Certification
15
Country
Brazil
Date
Feb 18, 1983
Country
Germany
Date
Mar 04, 1983
Certification
6
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Country
France
Date
May 18, 1983
Certification
U
Country
Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1983
Certification
PG
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jun 30, 1983
Certification
PG
Country
Ireland
Date
Jul 19, 1983
Certification
PG
Country
Portugal
Date
Jul 28, 1983
Certification
M/12
Country
Netherlands
Date
Oct 27, 1983
Certification
6
Country
Japan
Date
May 19, 1984
Certification
PG12
Digital
Country
France
Date
Jul 31, 2014
Note
VOD
Physical media
Country
Czechia
Date
Nov 01, 1994
Certification
18+
Country
France
Date
Mar 03, 2004
Note
DVD
Country
Brazil
Date
Aug 15, 2005
Certification
12
Note
DVD/VHS Fox
Country
Netherlands
Date
Apr 07, 2014
Certification
6
Note
Bluray
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 28, 2006
Certification
6
Note
SBS 6
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