1982 · comedy · drama
The King of Comedy
Directed by Martin Scorsese1h 49m1982
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.
Our read: The King of Comedy (1982) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive comedy · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, steady, measured comedy / drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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“You want Scorsese's creepiest comedy about craving the spotlight at any cost.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if relentless awkward stalking leaves you squirming instead of thinking.
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