The King of Comedy (1982)
Rupert Pupkin is obsessed with becoming a comedy great. However, when he confronts his idol, talk show host Jerry Langford, with a plea to perform on the Jerry's show, he is only given the run-around. He does not give up, however, but persists in stalking Jerry until he gets what he wants. Eventually he must team up with his psychotic Langford-obsessed friend Masha to kidnap the talk show host in hopes of finally getting to perform his stand-up routine.
Books with substantial mentioning of The King of Comedy
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David Thomson Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films New York, 2008 |
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Jürgen Müller Die besten Filme der 80er Köln - London - Los Angeles - Madrid - Paris - Tokyo, 2005 |
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Jack Hunter (editor) Robert De Niro, Movie Top Ten 1999 |
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| James Naremore Acting in the Cinema Berkeley, Los Angeles and London, 1988 |
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| Frank N. Magill (ed.) Magill's Cinema Annual 1984, A Survey of 1983 Films Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1984 pp. 192-196 
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Articles on The King of Comedy
| Dorian Lynskey, Fan Friction, in: Empire, nr. 284 (February), 2013 pp. 112-118 |
Reviews
| Michael Buckley, The King of Comedy, in: Films in Review, vol. 34, 1983 pp. 301 |
| Adam Smith, The King of Comedy, in: Empire, nr. 179, 2004 pp. 144 (DVD review) |