The King of Comedy

Synopsis

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.

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Cast

Robert De Niro

Rupert Pupkin

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Langford

Diahnne Abbott

Rita

Sandra Bernhard

Masha

Shelley Hack

Cathy Long

Frederick de Cordova

Bert Thomas

Ed Herlihy

Ed Herlihy

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Lou Brown

Band Leader

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Loretta Tupper

Stage Door Fan

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Peter Potulski

Stage Door Fan

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Vinnie Gonzales

Stage Door Fan

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Whitey Ryan

Stage Door Guard

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Doc Lawless

Chauffeur

Marta Heflin

Young Girl

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Katherine Wallach

Autograph Seeker

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Charles Kaleina

Autograph Seeker

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Richard Baratz

Caricaturist

Catherine Scorsese

Rupert's Mom (voice)

Cathy Scorsese

Dolores

Chuck Low

Man in Chinese Restaurant

Crew

Art

• Boris Leven Production Design
• Edward Pisoni Art Direction
• Lawrence Miller Art Direction
• Dan Perri Title Designer
• Daniel Robert Set Decoration
• Jimmy Raitt Property Master
• George DeTitta Sr. Set Decoration
• Joe Williams Sr. Construction Grip

Camera

• Fred Schuler Director of Photography
• Garrett Brown Steadicam Operator
• Ted Churchill Steadicam Operator
• Norman Buck Key Grip
• Sandy Brooke First Assistant Camera
• Ricki-Ellen Brooke Second Assistant Camera
• Dick Mingalone Camera Operator
• Lorey Sebastian Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

• Richard Bruno Costume Design
• Philip Goldblat Makeup Artist
• Mary Ellen Winston Assistant Costume Designer
• William Loger Costume Supervisor
• Lyndell Quiyou Hairstylist

Crew

• Edward Garzero Scenic Artist
• Carlos Quiles Carpenter
• Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy Transportation Captain
• Barbara De Fina Post Production Supervisor

Directing

• Scott Maitland First Assistant Director
• Lewis Gould Second Assistant Director
• Roberta Hodes Script Supervisor
• Martin Scorsese Director

Editing

• Thelma Schoonmaker Editor
• Robert Raring Color Timer
• Donah Bassett Negative Cutter
• Richard Candib First Assistant Editor

Lighting

• James Fitzpatrick Best Boy Electric
• William Ward Gaffer

Production

• Arnon Milchan Producer
• Cis Corman Casting
• Thelma Schoonmaker Production Supervisor
• Robert F. Colesberry Associate Producer
• Robert Greenhut Executive Producer
• Robert F. Colesberry Production Manager
• Amy Sayres Location Coordinator
• Sylvia Fay Extras Casting
• Shelley Houis Production Office Coordinator

Sound

• Robbie Robertson Original Music Composer
• Robbie Robertson Music Producer
• Frank E. Warner Supervising Sound Editor
• Tom Fleischman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Les Lazarowitz Sound Mixer
• Dick Vorisek Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Vito L. Ilardi Boom Operator

Writing

• Paul D. Zimmerman Writer

Photos