The King of Comedy
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Delusional, aspiring stand-up comic Rupert Pupkin and an obsessive female stalker kidnap a cynical late-night talk show icon in Manhattan, demanding a guest spot opening the show's nationwide broadcast as ransom: 'Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.' Martin Scorsese's pitch-black, prophetic masterpiece on celebrity obsession starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis.
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