King of Comedy, The

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Original Titel: King of Comedy, The
Übersetzter Titel: King of Comedy, The
Regie: Martin Scorsese  
Produzent(en): Arnon Milchan 
IMDb-Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085794/
Land: USA
Genre: Drama / Komödie
Jahr: 1983
Darsteller: Robert De Niro .... Rupert Pupkin
Jerry Lewis .... Jerry Langford
Diahnne Abbott .... Rita Keane
Sandra Bernhard .... Masha
Shelley Hack .... Cathy Long
Ed Herlihy .... Himself
Lou Brown .... Band leader
Loretta Tupper .... Stage Door Fan
Peter Potulski .... Stage Door Fan
Vinnie Gonzales .... Stage Door Fan
Whitey Ryan .... Stage Door Guard
Doc Lawless .... Chauffeur
Marta Heflin .... Young Girl
Katherine Wallach .... Autograph Seeker
Charles Kaleina .... Autograph Seeker
Richard Baratz .... Caricaturist
Catherine Scorsese .... Rupert's Mom
Cathy Scorsese .... Dolores
Chuck Low .... Man in Chinese Restaurant (as Chuck L. Low)
Liza Minnelli .... Herself
Leslie Levinson .... Roberta Posner
Alan Potashnick .... Man at Telephone
Michael Kolba .... Man at Telephone
Robert Colston .... Man at Telephone
Ramón Rodríguez .... Man at telephone (as Ramon Rodríguez)
Chuck Coop .... Man at Telephone
Sel Vitella .... Man at Telephone
Margo Winkler .... Receptionist
Tony Boschetti .... Mr. Gangemi
Mick Jones .... Street Scum
Joe Strummer .... Street Scum
Paul Simonon .... Street Scum (as Paul Simmion)
Kosmo Vynil .... Street Scum
Ellen Foley .... Street Scum
Pearl Harbour .... Street Scum
Gary Salter .... Street Scum
Jerry Baxter-Worman .... Street Scum
Don Letts .... Street Scum (as Dom Letts)
Matt Russo .... Cabbie
Thelma Lee .... Woman in Telephone Booth
Dr. Joyce Brothers .... Herself
George Kapp .... Mystery Guest
Victor Borge .... Himself
Ralph Monaco .... Raymond Wirtz
Rob-Jamere Wess .... Security Guard
Kim Chan .... Jonno
Audrey Dummett .... Cook
June Prud'Homme .... Audrey
Frederick De Cordova .... Bert Thomas (as Fred De Cordova)
Edgar J. Scherick .... Wilson Crockett
Thomas M. Tolan .... Gerrity
Ray Dittrich .... Giardello
Richard Dioguardi .... Captain Burke
Jay Julien .... Langford's Lawyer
Harry J. Ufland .... Langford's Agent (as Harry Ufland)
Scotty Bloch .... Crockett's Secretary
Jim Lyness .... Ticket Taker
Bill Minkin .... Clarence McCabe
Diane Rachell .... McCabe's Wife
Dennis Mulligan .... Plainclothesman
Tony Devon .... Plainclothesman
Peter Fain .... Plainclothesman
Michael F. Stodden .... Plainclothesman
Gerard Murphy .... Plainclothesman (as Jerry Murphy)
Jimmy Raitt .... Stage Manager
Martin Scorsese .... TV Director
Tony Randall .... Himself
Charles Scorsese .... First Man at Bar
Mardik Martin .... Second Man at Bar
Bill Jorgensen .... Voice of Newsman (voice) (as William Jorgensen)
Marvin Scott .... Voice of Newsman (voice)
Chuck Stevens .... Voice of Newsman (voice)
William Litauer .... Voice of Newsman (voice)
Jeff David .... Announcer
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio .... Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)
Mike Tremont .... Talk Show Contestant (uncredited)
 


Inhaltsangabe: Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) hält sich für einen großen Komödianten und will dies in der Fernsehshow seines Idols Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis) unter Beweis stellen, um so den Durchbruch als Comedy-Star zu schaffen. Rupert lauert Langford deshalb auf und bittet ihn, ihm einen Auftritt in der erfolgreichen Show zu gewähren. Langford verweist Rupert genervt an sein Büro, von welchem dieser allerdings eine Absage erhält. Der Möchtegern-Entertainer gibt jedoch nicht auf und sucht den Showmaster in seinem Landhaus auf, wird aber unter Beschimpfungen von diesem vor die Tür gesetzt. Um sein Ziel dennoch zu erreichen, plant Rupert gemeinsam mit seiner Freundin Masha (Sandra Bernhard) den Starkomiker zu entführen, um durch Erpressung zu dem ersehnten Fernsehauftritt zu kommen... 
Sprache(n): Deutsch (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) Englisch (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) Spanisch (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Untertitel: Englisch, Spanisch, Deutsch
Länge: 104 Minuten
Video Format: DVD -- 1 DVD(s)
Zusätzliche Informationen: Bildformat: 1.85:1
HiFi Sound, Dolby
Laufzeit: 104 Minuten
DVD Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2004
Produktion: 1982

DVD Features:
Making Of
Unveröffentlichte Szenen
Kinotrailer
TV-Spots
Fotogalerie

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Robbie Robertson

$$ Literatur-Vorlage / Drehbuch / Script &&
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Paul D. Zimmerman


$$ SOUNDTRACK &&
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"Jerry Langford Theme"
Written by Bob James

"Rupert's Theme"
Written by Bob James

"Come Rain or Come Shine"
Written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
Performed by 'Ray Charles (I)'

"Sweet Sixteen Bars"
Written by Ray Charles
Performed by Ray Charles

"The Finer Things"
Performed by David Sanborn

"Back on the Chain Gang"
Written by Chrissie Hynde
Performed by The Pretenders

"Fly Me to the Moon"
Written by Bart Howard
Performed by Frank Sinatra

"Swamp"
Written by Talking Heads
Performed by Talking Heads

"Rainbow Sleeves"
Written by Rickie Lee Jones
Performed by Rickie Lee Jones

"Wonderful Remark"
Written by Van Morrison
Performed by Van Morrison