The King of Comedy (1982)
Country: US
Technical: col 109m
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert de Niro, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernard
Synopsis:
Rupert Pupkin fancies himself the next best thing on the comedy scene, if only he could get the few minutes' exposure he needs. After much trying, including an approach at his idol, Jerry Langford, he teams up with an unstable Langford fan to kidnap him and appropriate his show.
Review:
Scorsese's attempt at comedy was of course anything but (that was After Hours), and in fact what we have here is another portrait of a tortured soul à la Taxi Driver. De Niro is totally immersed as a guy who really thinks he is funny, but isn't, while Lewis just plays himself, but straight, which is much better. As a footnote, Todd Phillips more or less remade the film as Joker, right up to having De Niro play the Langford role.
Country: US
Technical: col 109m
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert de Niro, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernard
Synopsis:
Rupert Pupkin fancies himself the next best thing on the comedy scene, if only he could get the few minutes' exposure he needs. After much trying, including an approach at his idol, Jerry Langford, he teams up with an unstable Langford fan to kidnap him and appropriate his show.
Review:
Scorsese's attempt at comedy was of course anything but (that was After Hours), and in fact what we have here is another portrait of a tortured soul à la Taxi Driver. De Niro is totally immersed as a guy who really thinks he is funny, but isn't, while Lewis just plays himself, but straight, which is much better. As a footnote, Todd Phillips more or less remade the film as Joker, right up to having De Niro play the Langford role.
Country: US
Technical: col 109m
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert de Niro, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernard
Synopsis:
Rupert Pupkin fancies himself the next best thing on the comedy scene, if only he could get the few minutes' exposure he needs. After much trying, including an approach at his idol, Jerry Langford, he teams up with an unstable Langford fan to kidnap him and appropriate his show.
Review:
Scorsese's attempt at comedy was of course anything but (that was After Hours), and in fact what we have here is another portrait of a tortured soul à la Taxi Driver. De Niro is totally immersed as a guy who really thinks he is funny, but isn't, while Lewis just plays himself, but straight, which is much better. As a footnote, Todd Phillips more or less remade the film as Joker, right up to having De Niro play the Langford role.