King of Comedy, The

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 $$ MUSIK && =========== Robbie Robertson $$ Literatur-Vorlage / Drehbuch / Script && ================================== Paul D. Zimmerman $$ SOUNDTRACK && ================= "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