Rupert Pupkin is an aspiring comic who lives in New York and dreams of making it big on stage. His idol is Jerry Langford, a showman who hosts a late-night talk show. Rupert approaches him and asks to appear on his show. His request runs into the host's team, who shut the door on him again and again. Rupert, however, is convinced his big break has arrived and refuses to give up. Robert De Niro plays the lead in this movie directed by Martin Scorsese, and Jerry Lewis plays the famous comedian. The story follows a man who confuses his admiration with a right, while the city around him seems to ignore him.
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The youngest in the main cast: Sandra Bernhard, age 27 at release. The oldest: Loretta Tupper, at 76.
Sources: Wikipedia (English)
Main theme: ambition, grandiose delusions, fan, obsession
It was released in 33 countries, each in its own language.
SpainEl rey de la comedia
FranceLa Valse des pantins
ItalyRe per una notte
BrazilO Rei da Comédia
PortugalO Rei da Comédia
Japanキング・オブ・コメディ
South Korea코미디의 왕
China喜剧之王
RussiaКороль комедии
United StatesRupert Pupkin
ArmeniaԿատակերգության Արքան
AzerbaijanKomediya Kralı
BulgariaКралят на комедията
CroatiaKralj komedije
CzechiaKrál komedie
FinlandKoomikkojen kuningas
Georgiaკომედიის მეფე
GreeceΟ Βασιλιάς της Κωμωδίας
Hong Kong喜劇之王
HungaryA komédia királya
Israelמלך הקומדיה
LatviaKomēdijas karalis
LithuaniaKomedijos karalius
PolandKról komedii
RomaniaRegele comediei
SerbiaКраљ комедије
SlovakiaKráľ komédie
SloveniaKralj komedije
SwedenKing of Comedy
Taiwan喜劇之王
Thailandราชาแห่งความขบขัน
TurkeyKomedi Kralı
UkraineКороль комедіїFilmingWhere the story takes place
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[to Jerry] Jesus, they certainly don't give you very good protection, do they? Look at you here. Who the hell is watching you? Any one of these freaks could just walk right up to you and do whatever he wants.
[to Pupkin, about Langford] All of a sudden, with a gun on him, he wants to make up and be friends. And, once he's out the door, what happens then?
Wilson Crockett: I just don't buy the idea that there are that many people out there crazy enough to spend their lives in prison for a few minutes on television.
[to Rita, about Marilyn Monroe] She wasn't a great actress, but she had a real gift for comedy. She died tragically, you know, alone, like so many of the world's most beautiful women. I'm going to see that doesn't happen to you, Rita.
Every King needs a Queen, Rita. I want you to be mine.
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Original music by Robbie Robertson
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