Review of The King of Comedy (1982) by Al N — 15 Apr 2008
Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese team up yet again in this 1983 satire about the appeal of celebrity that seems to have been prophetic in what the entertainment industry has become a quarter of a century later.
De Niro's Rupert Pupkin almost seems like a cousin to his other New York resident Travis Bickle- loners who live within an alternate reality inside their own heads. Jerry Lewis and Sanra Bernhard are both terrific in their roles as "Carsonesque" talk show host Jerry Langford and his stalker Masha respectivly.
Overall a great flick.
This review of The King of Comedy (1982) was written by Al N on 15 Apr 2008.
The King of Comedy has generally received very positive reviews.
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