Review of The King of Comedy (1982) by Julia A — 23 Dec 2008

The drive and desire for fame and deluded belief in his comedic genius sees a stuggling mediocre 'comedian' pulling out all the stops for the chance to have his act aired.

This movie sees an early depiction of the "desperado" culture and how far people will go to achieve fame, even if they don't necessarily have the talent.

Robert de Niro was absolutely perfect for the part of Rupert Pupkin. His performance in this role was so good I can't see it ever being played to such perfection by anyone else.

Although comedic in it's satire, there were times were you felt uncomfortable and and a slight amount of pity for Mr. Pupkin.

In his deluded little world, performing to cardboard cutouts, he was the King of Comedy.