Director Martin Scorsese hits a satirical bulls-eye in this black comedy that explores the absurd lengths to which nebbish Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) will go to land a spot on the TV talk show of his idol, Jerry Langford (a wonderfully caustic Jerry Lewis). Pupkin believes that one appearance on Langford's show will be his ticket to stardom, so he kidnaps his idol and sets into motion a chain of events you have to see to believe!
Scorsese hasn't made many comedies, but when he does, they are usually darkly satirical and fabulous! Highly recommend Scorsese's 'The King of Comedy' and 'After Hours'
Jerry Lewis as a Johnny Carson type talk/cariety show host and Robert DiNero and Sandra Bernhard as crazed FANatics. DiNero gives another amazing, if out of character, performance