The King of Comedy

Buy This Item The King of Comedy by 20th Century Fox  Available from Amazon  $9.98  on 11-27-2008     Martin Scorsese's The King Of Comedy is a funny depiction of the dangers of celebrity fandom. Robert De Niro plays the ridiculously inept Rupert Rupkin, an aspiring comic who idolizes talk show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis). Still living at home with his mother, Rupert spends his days trying to arrange a meeting with his hero. When he isn't doing that, he's at home talking to carboard cutouts in his makeshift television studio. After Rupert convinces Rita (Diahnne Abbot), a pretty bartender, that Langford has invited them to his house outside the city, the reality of the situation makes itself painfully apparent upon arriving at the star's front door. Trouble is, Rupert's too delusional to take the hint. He eventually hatches a plan with an equally obsessed fan, Masha (Sandra Berhard), to kidnap Langford in exchange for a chance to let him deliver his routine on the air. Reader Reviews Such a great film. Robert DeNiro is simply one of the finest actors of our time. His recent output has been shady at best, but go back and watch this movie, and remind yourself of just how good the man can be. Keep in mind that he had just won an Oscar a couple of years earlier for playing a monster of a man in "Raging Bull", and now here he is transforming into a mouse of a man as Mama's boy Rupert. Jerry Lewis steals every scene he's in, and Sandra Bernhardt is...um...insane. And kinda sexy. The extras on the dvd leave a little to be desired, but there is a nice making-of featurette. It was definitely worth my $4.99!

The King of Comedy Available from Amazon Price: $9.98 Updated on 11-27-2008.

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