La Valse des pantins
1982 • 109 min • Drama · Comedy
Our family guide
Best from age 15- 100 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
- 78 Audience · 2617 · 40%
Un humoriste en herbe obsédé par la célébrité harcèle son idole, un animateur de talk-show nocturne, dans l'espoir de décrocher sa grande chance. Ses illusions s'intensifient à mesure qu'il tente de s'imposer dans le show-business, menant à une rencontre étrange et troublante.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Représentation de harcèlement obsessionnel et de comportements délirants
- De brefs moments de tension et d'inconfort psychologique
What it models well
- Les dangers de l'obsession
- La poursuite des rêves
Talk about it after
- La différence entre l'ambition et l'obsession
- La nature de la célébrité et de la culture des stars
- Quand demander de l'aide pour les problèmes de santé mentale
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Top billed cast
Director: Martin Scorsese • Crew: Paul D. Zimmerman
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedA bit long-winded, but undoubtedly a very good movie. <em>'The King of Comedy'</em> has a sturdy Robert De Niro lead performance, as well as solid support from Jerry Lewis and Sandra Bernhard. I enjoyed seeing the split from what actually happens and how De Niro's Rupert Pupkin views things via his dreams; especially with how merged they become by the end.…
RecommendedRobert De Niro is great in this enjoyable comedy about the aspiring comedian "Pupkin" who is prepared to go to great lengths to get his moment in the sun. To that end he doorsteps acclaimed chat-show host "Jerry" (the entirely convincing Jerry Lewis) and, not exactly lacking in self-confidence, convinces him to listen to his material.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersMartin Scorsese's THE KING OF COMEDY was the lowest-grossing major studio film of 1982. It isn't difficult to see why: It's loaded with uncomfortable situations; there is no obvious protagonist; no sympathetic characters (the one that could potentially get our sympathy turns out to be a thief); and everyone is grating and/or unpleasant (even Tony Randall plays 𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 as a demanding prick).…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers**De Niro as yet another deluded psycho** De Niro is Rupert Pitkin, a comedian who seeks to be as famous as his hero, Jerry Lewis. Pupkin could be Travis Bickle's equally disturbed brother - both of them living in New York and both of them losing their minds in unison. After much rejection, the crazed Pupkin decides to kidnap his hero and hold him for ransom until a studio gives him a big break.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.8/10 (2,617)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $19,000,000
- Box office
- $2,536,000
- IMDb
- tt0085794
- Official site
- www.newregency.com
