"Better to be king for a night, than schmuck for a lifetime."
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Komiek Rupert Pupkin koestert een grote droom: hij wil koste wat het kost een gastoptreden versieren in de talkshow van zijn idool Jerry Langford. Daarom probeert hij steeds in contact te komen met hem, doch de man wijst hem steevast af omdat hij niet in hem gelooft.
The King of Comedy draait op dit moment niet in de bioscoop.
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"Better to be king for a night, than schmuck for a lifetime."
I read the interview for this in ‘Scorsese on Scorsese’ and he claimed that to get in character Robert DeNiro started stalking and harassing his own stalkers. Showing up to their apartments, calling them in the middle of the night, etc. Thought it was worth posting here.
todd phillips is rupert pupkin
The film follows Rupert Pupkin, an obsessive aspiring comedian who stalks a famous television host in a desperate attempt to gain professional recognition.
Martin Scorsese directed the film in 1982, continuing his work on intense, character-driven dramas during the New Hollywood movement.