The King of Comedy
It's no laughing matter.
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.
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Humour
- Worldwide
- $3M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
19 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The King of Comedy actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The King of Comedy appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Prison Movies Ranked #16
Placed at #16 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
3 wins · 7 nominations
BAFTA Awards
1 win · 5 nominations
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year
1 win
- WinnerLondon Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The King of Comedy returned 0.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $19M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $3M
- Release date
- Dec 18, 1982
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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