**De Niro as yet another deluded psycho**
De Niro is Rupert Pitkin, a comedian who seeks to be as famous as his hero, Jerry Lewis. Pupkin could be Travis Bickle's equally disturbed brother - both o...
A review by adorablepanic
10.0
Written by adorablepanic on 3 / Apr / 2020
Martin Scorsese's THE KING OF COMEDY was the lowest-grossing major studio film of 1982. It isn't difficult to see why: It's loaded with uncomfortable situations; there is no obvious protagonist; no sy...
A review by CinemaSerf
7.0
Written by CinemaSerf on 1 / Oct / 2023
Robert De Niro is great in this enjoyable comedy about the aspiring comedian "Pupkin" who is prepared to go to great lengths to get his moment in the sun. To that end he doorsteps acclaimed chat-show ...
A review by r96sk
8.0
Written by r96sk on 2 / Aug / 2024
A bit long-winded, but undoubtedly a very good movie.
<em>'The King of Comedy'</em> has a sturdy Robert De Niro lead performance, as well as solid support from Jerry Lewis and Sandra Bernhard. I en...