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The King of Comedy

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Calorie Rating: 153
Released: 1982-12-18
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Budget: 19000000
Revenue 2536000
Homepage: https://www.newregency.com/movies/the-king-of-comedy
Studios: Embassy International Pictures, 20th Century Fox,


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.

Director / Directors

Scott Maitland
First Assistant Director
Lewis Gould
Second Assistant Director
Roberta Hodes
Script Supervisor



Cast

Robert De Niro
Character: Rupert Pupkin
Jerry Lewis
Character: Jerry Langford
Sandra Bernhard
Character: Masha

Diahnne Abbott
Character: Rita Keane
Shelley Hack
Character: Cathy Long
Frederick de Cordova
Character: Bert Thomas

Kim Chan
Character: Jonno
Ed Herlihy
Character: Himself
Lou Brown
Character: Band Leader

Margo Winkler
Character: Receptionist
Ralph Monaco
Character: Raymond Wirtz
Catherine Scorsese
Character: Rupert's Mom (voice)

Cathy Scorsese
Character: Dolores
Loretta Tupper
Character: Stage Door Fan
Peter Potulski
Character: Stage Door Fan

Vinnie Gonzales
Character: Stage Door Fan
Whitey Ryan
Character: Stage Door Guard
Doc Lawless
Character: Chauffeur

Marta Heflin
Character: Young Girl
Chuck Low
Character: Man in Chinese Restaurant
Katherine Wallach
Character: Autograph Seeker

Charles Kaleina
Character: Autograph Seeker
Richard Baratz
Character: Caricaturist
Leslie Levinson
Character: Roberta Posner

Alan Potashnick
Character: Man at Telephone
Michael Kolba
Character: Man at Telephone
Robert Colston
Character: Man at Telephone

Ramon Rodriguez
Character: Man at Telephone
Chuck Coop
Character: Man at Telephone
Sel Vitella
Character: Man at Telephone

Tony Boschetti
Character: Mr. Gangemi
Tony Randall
Character: Himself
Jay Julien
Character: Langford's Lawyer

Joe Strummer
Character: Street Scum
Paul Simonon
Character: Street Scum
Kosmo Vinyl
Character: Street Scum

Ellen Foley
Character: Street Scum
Pearl Harbour
Character: Street Scum
Gaby Salter
Character: Street Scum

Jerry Baxter-Worman
Character: Street Scum
Don Letts
Character: Street Scum
Matt Russo
Character: Cabbie

Thelma Lee
Character: Woman in Telephone Booth
Joyce Brothers
Character: Herself
Bill Minkin
Character: McCabe

George Kapp
Character: Mystery Guest
Victor Borge
Character: Himself
Rob-Jamere Wess
Character: Security Guard

Audrey Dummett
Character: Cook
June Prud'Homme
Character: Audrey
Edgar J. Scherick
Character: Wilson Crockett

Thomas M. Tolan
Character: Gerrity
Ray Dittrich
Character: Giardello
Richard Dioguardi
Character: Captain Burke

Harry J. Ufland
Character: Langford's Agent
Scotty Bloch
Character: Crockett's Secretary
Jim Lyness
Character: Ticket Taker

Diane Rachell
Character: McCabe's Wife
Dennis Mulligan
Character: Plainclothesman
Tony Devon
Character: Plainclothesman

Peter Fain
Character: Plainclothesman
Michael F. Stodden
Character: Plainclothesman
Gerard Murphy
Character: Plainclothesman

Jimmy Raitt
Character: Stage Manager
Martin Scorsese
Character: TV Director
Charles Scorsese
Character: First Man at Bar

Mardik Martin
Character: Second Man at Bar
William Jorgensen
Character: Newsman (voice)
Marvin Scott
Character: Newsman (voice)

Chuck Stevens
Character: Newsman (voice)
William Littauer
Character: Newsman (voice)
Jeff David
Character: Announcer (voice)

Mick Jones
Character: Street Scum
Liza Minnelli
Character: Liza Minnelli


Production and Crew

Robbie Robertson
Original Music Composer
Fred Schuler
Director of Photography

Boris Leven
Production Design

Edward Pisoni
Art Direction
Lawrence Miller
Art Direction
Richard Bruno
Costume Design

Robert F. Colesberry
Production Manager
Frank E. Warner
Supervising Sound Editor

Robert F. Colesberry
Associate Producer
Robbie Robertson
Music Producer
Thelma Schoonmaker
Production Supervisor

Robert Greenhut
Executive Producer
Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dan Perri
Title Designer

Norman Buck
Key Grip
Les Lazarowitz
Sound Mixer
James Fitzpatrick
Best Boy Electric

Daniel Robert
Set Decoration
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy
Transportation Captain

Jimmy Raitt
Property Master
George DeTitta Sr.
Set Decoration
Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist

Vito L. Ilardi
Boom Operator
Sandy Brooke
First Assistant Camera

Ricki-Ellen Brooke
Second Assistant Camera
William Loger
Costume Supervisor

Barbara De Fina
Post Production Supervisor
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Lorey Sebastian
Still Photographer

Joe Williams Sr.
Construction Grip
Garrett Brown
Steadicam Operator
Philip Goldblat
Makeup Artist

Mary Ellen Winston
Assistant Costume Designer
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Richard Candib
First Assistant Editor

Dick Vorisek
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Amy Sayres
Location Coordinator
Sylvia Fay
Extras Casting

Ted Churchill
Steadicam Operator
Lyndell Quiyou
Hairstylist
Shelley Houis
Production Office Coordinator