The King of Comedy
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Diahnne Abbott, Lou Brown (III), Richard Baratz, Robert De Niro, Sandra Bernhard Primary Contributor: Robert De Niro Primary Contributor: Jerry Lewis DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 109 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-12-17 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: 20th Century Fox |
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Movie Reviews of The King of Comedy
Movie Review: CULT MOVIES 3
Summary: 4 Stars
3. THE KING OF COMEDY (comedy, 1983) Rupert Pupkin (Robert DeNiro) is a struggling stand-up comic in NY. He constantly daydreams on appearing on the hottest show in town ("The Jerry Langford Show"), and meeting its host, Jerry (Jerry Lewis). Rupert is optimistic on everything he does. He rehearses his acts in the basement of his mother's house, whilst pretending to be on the show. Besides honing his comedic skills, he spends his time impressing high-school sweetheart Rita, now a disillusioned bartender. Along with Masha, a "supremo" Jerry fan, they engineer a plan by which to meet and convince Jerry into letting him appear on the show. Nevertheless, Jerry ignores him as another crackpot. Rupert, however, remains undaunted in his efforts and looks for other ways to display his talent.Critique: Robert DeNiro's long and successful partnership with director Martin Scorcese has produced some of the best films of the last decades. In their films, DeNiro usually plays dark and disturbed loners whose volatile nature makes them a threat. Therefore, it comes as a pleasant surprise to find in the Scorcese-DeNiro oeuvre The King of Comedy, their first venture into comedy. While DeNiro's Rupert Pupkin is still a lone-loser, his characterization is faultless. The major asset of the film though is Jerry Lewis, as a David Letterman-type icon. After years of playing the sidekick idiot to Dean Martin (as well as countless "child" comedies), Lewis for the first time plays it straight. His embittered, show-biz-like personage brings to the film a reality that is essential to its theme. His performance has left me wondering where his acting awards have gone.
QUOTES: Rupert: "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime."