King of Comedy Movie Review 1982

An unhinged would-be comedian haunts and eventually kidnaps a massively popular Johnny Carson-type TV personality. A cold, cynical farce devised by Scorsese seemingly in reaction to John Hinckley's obsession with his film "Taxi Driver." Controlled, hard-hitting performances, especially by De Niro and Lewis.

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Available on VHS
Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Price of Fame, Showbiz Dramas, Hostage!, New York, New York, Director/Star Teams: Scorsese & De Niro

Screenplay

Paul Zimmerman

Cast

Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, Tony Randall, Diahnne Abbott, Shelley Hack, Liza Minnelli

Cinematography

Fred Schuler

Director

Martin Scorsese

Music

Robbie Robertson

Producer

20th Century-Fox

Awards

British Acad. 1983: Orig. Screenplay; Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1983: Support. Actress (Bernhard).