Best opeing credits of all time. Chilling.

"Once you get over the initial shyness, you're gonna be okay!" Such great lines in this film! Lewis and DeNiro had chemistry!

@Johnmag1976

2 ай бұрын

" i gave you my spot " from someone who owns nothing 😂

Love this track by Ray Charles.

I love how you uploaded the entire movie

This is such a great film, still underappreciated. one of the best films about celebrity and fame.

@markeggins890

3 жыл бұрын

One of the finest black comedies and satire films of all time...

This film is so cringe inducing because we've all had these fantasies at some time. Of course we wouldn't go to Rupert's extreme lengths, but we've all fantasized about being famous, hanging with the in-crowd, playing golf with our favourite star. And needless to say, fantasies are painful things - given they expose our limitations and failures. But Rupert has no way of seeing himself, he has no self reflection, for that reason he's like a Freudian case-study, demonstrating extreme behaviour that to a lesser extent we all engage in. There's a little Rupert Pupkin in all of us. And there's a neat dramatic irony going on, as in the Chat-show host Jerry Langford has had enough of fame, he's jaded with the fans, the ratings, the guests. It's just a job, and a boring job at that. Rupert is willing to commit a serious crime to become famous, whereas Jerry Langford, just wants to play golf and be left alone. Fame ain't what it's cracked up to be. So Langford is ultimately a fraud - selling a fantasy of a clubbable celebrity world that doesn't actually exist. The people he shoots the shit with are not real friends, they're just plugging some new movie, or song before moving on to the next gig. And it's that fantasy of the clubbable celebrity circuit of chat shows, gossip columns, and agony aunts - that Pupkin craves. His risible comedy routine is just a means to an end. Rupert doesn't want to put in the hard-work as a stand-up comic, which he'd probably fail at anyway - he just wants access to the celebrity culture. A fantasy world where there's always a smiling face - happy to see you, to share a joke or a funny anecdote. The warm, soothing embrace of TV. A new opiate of the masses that equates to either heaven or hell depending on your perspective

@damianstarks3338

5 жыл бұрын

Love what you commented here it is beyond true.

@pzee33hundo40

4 жыл бұрын

@trev moffatt. Hey Trevor. Judging by your goofy comment, I think you totally missed the point of this film. You say Rupert wouldn’t have made it as a stand up ? He killed it. M urdered! And it was his first time on stage. He is a natural. Even the director thought his writing was funny. This is a gritty commentary on corporate media, and how tough it was to break into the the comedy scene of the 70s. All Rupert needed was a break. The moral of the story, is never give up. Even after constantly being rejected, does Rupert go home and sulk? Does he go and beat his girl ? Kick the dog down the stairs? No, he is resilient, resourceful, and tenacious. But most importantly, retains a positive outlook, no matter what life throws at him. The youth of today could learn a lot from someone like Rupert, and judging by your attitude, so could you.

@pzee33hundo40

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Maman hey mick. That’s the beauty of independent thought. I don’t cringe when I watch this film, and I don’t see Rupert as an insane person. I see him as a go- getter. A natural comedian with a solid 12 minutes. I rock you roll

@pzee33hundo40

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Maman do you think Brendan schaub deserves a hbo special?

@Alex00789

4 жыл бұрын

@@pzee33hundo40 Rupert's jokes weren't that funny.

This film is a real killer of a black comedy Deniro is just great . We knew Lewis would bevery good he has the gravitas but Sandra Bergman hits her part out of the ballpark what a performance one of a kind job she is scary and funny at the same time and thats great!!

@Antoinette733

7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree!

@fredericpownall8512

5 жыл бұрын

"Bernhardt !" And there really are women like that back East. She's not really overdoing too much.

@anonb4632

4 жыл бұрын

She's terrifying!

Love the Intro, Scorsee is a genius. Great and really funny film.

The symbolism in Rupert shedding his blood for Jerry. Rupert literally gave blood, sweat, and tears for Jerry. And Jerry still undermined him. Even after witnessing it first hand and handing him the handkerchief with his initials. Jerry should have given a guy like that a chance.

Those opening credits tho...

“The Jerry Langford Show, Weeknights at Midnight on 5”. Faux WCVB ID tag line. Imagine Jerry giving Johnny a run for his money, if this were a real show produced for Metromedia.

Possibly the greatest film they did together x

I love the fact that the real Jerry shows absolutely no joy in his life yet Rupert has nothing but envy and adoration for the Jerry in his mind

min 4:00 Looks like she's got her hands on a TV screen... watching Rupert.

Thank you for uploading this incredible film!

Thanks for putting this movie up on here, I was actually born in this area and heard about this movie. Saw this on tv at 9 yrs old and haven’t seen this movie in years.

Easily the greatest thing Jerry Lewis ever did. Absolute masterpiece. DeNiro's sleeping giant movie. Thanks for the uploads.

My favorite Scorsese movie

When i was start to watching a Joker final trailer ad popped up

Sandra Bernhardt is dynamite in this film Vile , sick and over the top and great

@vikingblood6781

5 жыл бұрын

She's a nasty, unfunny twat skank in real life.

@MkeKen67

4 жыл бұрын

@@vikingblood6781 - Wow. I wonder if maybe you have a problem with women in general.

@MkeKen67

4 жыл бұрын

@The Macallan - Hmm, I feel outnumbered here.

I've seen a lot of dark comedy films over the years, but very, very few of them are as emotionally painful as this film. The only other ones I can think of that come close to KOC are The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and In The Company of Men.

This movie is so amazing, it is fascinating that it flopped. It really does make people uncomfortable.

@chiefscheider

5 жыл бұрын

It definitely does. I saw it with a friend and his dad back in '83. When the movie was over I asked Mr B what he thought, and he said something I'll never forget -- "It kinda left a bad taste in my mouth." I think a lot of people felt that way, which is probably why it tanked. _I_ loved it, and it's still in my top 10 of all time.

@claymac7895

5 жыл бұрын

Chief Scheider - It’s a brilliant film, I was shocked I had never heard of it. The premise of humans idealizing and following others we perceive to be “better” than us.. just that basic concept, hits too close to home for comfort for a lot of people. That’s the only reason I can find why people were are so turned off by it.

@marcusking8507

4 жыл бұрын

It was ahead of its time by at least 15 years. Films can take time to fully appreciate.

@blackdiamond008

4 жыл бұрын

and 40 years later they put a mask on this and get an Oscar (joker)

Whoever composed the Jerry Langford Show intro did a really good job. Very Tonight Show with Johnny Carson style.

one of my favorite movies. either you "get it" or you don't.

Tv scene from Poltergeist that came out in the same year. Hands on tv screen, but Rupert is off centre. Genius

@tyknight1858

4 жыл бұрын

What?

Rupert's character is summed up perfectly by the line "Are these your initials" when Jerry hands him his handkerchief in the limo.

@jay1jayf

Жыл бұрын

he's slow?

Yes! It's on here!! Ohhh I love Jerry in this ♥ as serious as he tried to make this character out to be, it was still kind of funny. He is so amazing. And Jerry still looked so handsome ♥ ♥ =)

Rupert: I wouldn't go through this if I wasn't convinced that I was dynamite. Jerry: That part I do believe.

A classic DeNiro movie that is especially relevant during these crazy times.

Scorsese’s mom is Ruperts mom: RUPERT! What are you doing down there. Scorsese’s dad appears in the movie. He is at the bar Scorsese’s daughters is the movie. He approaches Jerry and Rupert at the restaurant Scorsese himself plays Jerry’s TV show director

joker plagium

Oh wow, didn’t expect to hear come rain or come shine. Such a good song

YES!!! THANK YOU FOR THIS GEM!!!!

what a great actor Jerry Lewis

My very favorite movie! I loved it from the first, and got it! -- from the first.

So here's my theory. Jerry Langford started out as a comedian and after one shot on Jack Paar, he became an overnight sensation and soon got his own late night show, but he struggled in the ratings because he was up against the #1 late night show, hosted by Murray Franklin, then after (SPOILER ALERT) Murray's on-air murder by the Joker, audiences soon shifted to Jerry's show and he had the #1 show.

Jerry Lewis, amazing actor! Subbed 🤓

Isn't a magical title sequence?

I have a clip up of the Anne Frank garden in Paris, France. My spouse kept muttering bad things during the visit. You can just imagine.

Hopefully, they'll be some kids watching this masterpiece now 'Joker' is so heavily influenced by it.

@homestar9

4 жыл бұрын

I am right now lol

@Blackkey034

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but jokers gonna be better

The whole movie shifts between what is fantasy and what actually happens. It seems like he's just this nut, but then, you really, OMG, he might have really hit the big time! It was cool seeing this in a trad movie theatre when it came out, in NYC near Times Square. But again, my friend who saw it with me kept saying, "Rupert reminds me so much of your husband!" Now, THAT was weird. (And very true. 12 years of married weirdness to someone I don't think I actually knew at all.)

@faterock9876543

6 жыл бұрын

It doesn't seem like he's just a nut. Most people go the other way, they think that he could've made it big, but then they realize he's just a nut going to prison. You seem very deluded as to how this movie is interpreted by others.

you seem desperate to see it? It's in my opinion the most underrated film ever, go buy it.

I dunno guys....King of Comedy, Goodfellas....I dunno

I saw this in a cinema in NY when it came out and the Rupert character was like my spouse at the time, so that was scary! I bought this movie on video and have watched it many times. I gave away the tape to someone who could still watch that format. I like that Rupert's mother is dead and yet he hears her! Very spooky!

@faterock9876543

6 жыл бұрын

Only if you assume his stand up is fact...

This was easy for Deniro because this is pretty much who he is in real life at this time. As far as his personality goes.

HOLY SHIT ROBERT F COLESBERRY WAS THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

I remember seeing The Diary of Anne Frank and he was Peter Van Dame the boy with whom Anne fell in love with. So very handsome and talented. He is still so very handsome,he has really taken care of himself and is very active. Wish he would do something new so we could enjoy his gorgeous presence again.I find today's so called actors are more celebrities than anything.There just aren't any real actors with Richard Beymer's range. As a little girl I had a huge crush in him,still do.Did he Marry?

I think Jerry Lewis is dynamite in this movie, but I can't help but wonder what the movie would have been like if Johnny Carson did it instead.

@micmaliss

4 жыл бұрын

It not have had the same appeal. Jerry Lewis had the right amount of sarcasm and he looked the part. There is such a gangster-vibe to him.

Extraordinaria película del maestro Scorsese,y el mas desquiciante y delirante De Niro.

Nice Scorcese/de Niro Film! Now it's time for Joker!

Nice to see i am not the only one noticing Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio at 2:34. Had to google so see if it as really her, funny.

@helioseismology9740

8 жыл бұрын

Fuck me, Tony.

I wonder if we’re meeting Rupert after his breaking point. I wonder if he’s ever worn that suit before.

It's interesting that out of all the things he could be, the one thing Rupert pupkin absolutely cannot be is funny

💖💖💖

So was the Bataan Death March. (Actually, I think both were equally real.)

I'd rather get DeNiro's autograph than Jerry Lewis'.

Rupert tries so hard

de niro at his most creepy and disturbing

Dess movie hawwich allfott geglicha.

Here's a thought. What if The Joker is actually a sequel to the King of Comedy?

@orbison

4 жыл бұрын

It would actually be a prequel. Joker is set in the 1970s.

@saj8

3 жыл бұрын

@@orbison No. It was set in 1981.

I never understood this attention people give to celebrities.

@MkeKen67

4 жыл бұрын

Everything in USA culture revolves around celebrities, and the idea of being famous. Famous artists, famous authors, famous talk show hosts, etc., etc. It's a bigger "national pastime" than baseball.

@lucyhurst2534

4 жыл бұрын

We get it. You’re so above everyone else.

@hunkallgood73 The character is 34 though. Also, Pupkin is a never-was, not a has-been.

At 2:34, is that Jennifer Biels??

I'd rather run into Rupert Pupkin than Johnny Boy (Mean Streets)

@DonVal86

4 жыл бұрын

powbangboom2112 I’d rather run into Johnny Boy than Max Cady.

@MkeKen67

4 жыл бұрын

@@DonVal86 - yeah, Johnny Boy was more of a slightly dangerous goofball, but Max Cady was just plain nasty as hell.

DeNiro is such a good actor that as I watch this I cringe at how annoying his character is here. That's how deep DeNiro is as an actor.

@awflfootballnetwork2272

2 жыл бұрын

Deniro is playing himself here. He is Ruperts personality in real life.The only difference is DeNero is an actor who made it.

2:27

where are parts 2-9?r

I have to agree....at least in the top 3. It's probaly the most well rounded film they did, even though the "expert cinemaphiles" will always pic Raging Bull and the gen Y kiddies will always go for Goodfellas or Casino and the indie-cult-crowd will always take Taxi Driver. My personal fave, or guilty pleasure, is Cape Fear followed closely by Raging Bull. I'd have to say, if it came down it, the "Greatest Bob&Marty film" honour is between this & Raging Bull.

Bookmarks 7:08

I know it's a movie,but WTF? He's a talk show host! They're acting like he's,"Beatles Elvis"for God's sake! I know....It's a movie...but still...

@isaacbruner65

4 жыл бұрын

He's a stand-in for Johnny Carson who was one of the most popular men in the country for decades. I don't think it's unreasonable to imagine someone of that caliber being mobbed by fans.

@MkeKen67

4 жыл бұрын

@@isaacbruner65 - Yup. Back in those days, every comedian wanted a shot at a Carson Tonight Show appearance, and the most coveted boost for a comedian's career was, of course, for Johnny to invite you over to the couch to chat after doing your five minutes.

Remember kids, Joker blatantly copied this movie

@DK3CHAMP

4 жыл бұрын

So much so that I have a theory that The Joker is actually all in Rupert's head. That Rupert has a complete disconnect with reality with him being a show host with a better sounding name.

@deaconblackfire2896

4 жыл бұрын

Bullshit. It's plot is inspired, a comedian trying to make it to the top onto a particular late night show. Both share a dream sequence and other than that, nothing.

@Hasanpikersworstnightmare

4 жыл бұрын

Remember moron joker was influenced by it.

@bruhd4560

4 жыл бұрын

You’re fulla shit

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, not Jennifer Beals>

@MORE1500

7 жыл бұрын

I posted this comment 5 years ago?!!

"Y kiddies." What the hell is that supposed to mean. This is a good film but it's always a matter of personal taste. Your opinion is not gospel and that is all it is, opinion.

3:17 - Did Scorsese plan this or did he just see that shot in the rushes and think 'That's our opening credits!'

@Hasanpikersworstnightmare

4 жыл бұрын

Planned

Crinnnnnngggge!