Released in 1982
10/10
Genre- Comedy, Dark Humour
Main Cast: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis
Screenplay- Paul Zimmerman
Direction- Martin Scorsese

BRIEF IINTRODUCTION Story about a highly ambitious standup comedian who struggles hard to find his breakthrough. The rest of the story deals with celebrity culture and ambition leading to an outrageous extremity.

Robert De Niro in “The King of Comedy 1982”

The Movie Unlike various famous collaborations between De Niro and Scorsese, this was a completely different subject they worked together on. Even though some part of the film deals with celebrity culture, the screenplay was well executed and presented in a very natural way.

Out of all Scorsese films, “The King of Comedy” along with “After Hours 1985 (https://perfectmisenscene.com/?p=623)”, are two of the most unique projects directed by him. From the narrative, story, and art design to the style of direction and execution, everything is outstanding about these two films. And, I don’t think, any other artist, other than Robert De Niro could have done justice to the character of Rupert Pumpkin, and having said that his performance in this film is also one of my favorite performances on screen. Frequent collaborations of De Niro with Scorsese from the times of 70s to the release of “The Irishman 2019″ have resulted in some of the finest films ever made.

P.S. “The King of Comedy” won the BAFTA (1984) for Best Original Screenplay by Paul Zimmerman. This film inspired one recent classic as well.