"It's no laughing matter."

1982

1h 49m

7.8(2445 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.

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Cast & Crew

74 members

Acting

Robert De Niro

Rupert Pupkin

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Jerry Lewis

Jerry Langford

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Diahnne Abbott

Rita

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Sandra Bernhard

Masha

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Shelley Hack

Cathy Long

Directing

Frederick de Cordova

Bert Thomas

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Ed Herlihy

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Lou Brown

Band Leader

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Loretta Tupper

Stage Door Fan

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Peter Potulski

Stage Door Fan

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Vinnie Gonzales

Stage Door Fan

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Whitey Ryan

Stage Door Guard

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Doc Lawless

Chauffeur

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Marta Heflin

Young Girl

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Katherine Wallach

Autograph Seeker

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Charles Kaleina

Autograph Seeker

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Richard Baratz

Caricaturist

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Catherine Scorsese

Rupert's Mom (voice)

Art

Cathy Scorsese

Dolores

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Chuck Low

Man in Chinese Restaurant

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Liza Minnelli

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Leslie Levinson

Roberta Posner

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Alan Potashnick

Man at Telephone

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Michael Kolba

Man at Telephone

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Robert Colston

Man at Telephone

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Ramon Rodriguez

Man at Telephone

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Chuck Coop

Man at Telephone

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Sel Vitella

Man at Telephone

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Margo Winkler

Receptionist

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Tony Boschetti

Mr. Gangemi

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Mick Jones

Street Scum

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Joe Strummer

Street Scum

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Paul Simonon

Street Scum

Art

Kosmo Vinyl

Street Scum

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Ellen Foley

Street Scum

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Pearl Harbour

Street Scum

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Gaby Salter

Street Scum

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Jerry Baxter-Worman

Street Scum

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Don Letts

Street Scum

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Matt Russo

Cabbie

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Thelma Lee

Woman in Telephone Booth

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Joyce Brothers

Dr. Joyce Brothers

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George Kapp

Mystery Guest

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Victor Borge

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Ralph Monaco

Raymond Wirtz

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Rob-Jamere Wess

Security Guard

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Kim Chan

Jonno

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Audrey Dummett

Cook

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June Prud'Homme

Audrey

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Production

Edgar J. Scherick

Wilson Crockett

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Thomas M. Tolan

Gerrity

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Ray Dittrich

Giardello

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Richard Dioguardi

Captain Burke

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Jay Julien

Langford's Lawyer

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Harry J. Ufland

Langford's Agent

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Scotty Bloch

Crockett's Secretary

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Jim Lyness

Ticket Taker

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Bill Minkin

McCabe

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Diane Rachell

McCabe's Wife

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Dennis Mulligan

Plainclothesman

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Tony Devon

Plainclothesman

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Peter Fain

Plainclothesman

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Michael F. Stodden

Plainclothesman

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Gerard Murphy

Plainclothesman

Art

Jimmy Raitt

Stage Manager

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Martin Scorsese

TV Director

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Tony Randall

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Charles Scorsese

First Man at Bar

Writing

Mardik Martin

Second Man at Bar

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William Jorgensen

Newsman (voice)

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Marvin Scott

Newsman (voice)

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Chuck Stevens

Newsman (voice)

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William Littauer

Newsman (voice)

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Jeff David

Announcer (voice)

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