@Elise Khoo Oh yeah! I am beside myself after all of the reviews that have come out for it. Todd Phillips said it heavily revolves around The King of Comedy which is one of my favorite movies of all time. Love Rupert Pupkin.
She’s dressing him with a sweater she made and talks about him in the 3rd person. Two nutty people that have no clue about reality. They live in their crazy minds. I know it’s a movie but the scene is perfection. You truly believe these two characters think they are normal.
Scorcese films are stupendously funny and this particular gem is so well acted all over. "What do you mean who am I? I am the one who's suing, I am the lawyer"
One of the best lines in the movie is "let me learn from you." I use this all the time with my ex-wife when we hit a crossroads in our conversation. I also add "let me get close enough to you to learn."
""Am I going to hold this thing to next Shavout?" brilliant line in a fantastic script. They apparently have no awareness that so much of their conversation incriminates them and gives vital clues to apprehend and arrest them for kidnapping. It is so ironic that they are simultaneously fanatically obsessed with him yet ready to possibly kill him...what tangled weds some crazy people weave.
Scorsese, as with James Cameron and Ridley Scott, shoots and edits these amazingly fluid and “simple” dialog sequences that are directing and editing works of movie-making beauty. It’s another clinic. The dialog. The pacing. The reaction shots. The off-camera voices. The unexpected. So much fun to watch the back and forth between the connected scenes and the interactions.
Seems that a lot of people don’t understand how this movie is supposed to be seen from Rupert Buffkin point of view of all he wanted was just to become famous and for somebody to listen to his audition and tell him what he needs to do to actually become famous like Jerry Langford and Jerry Langford, instead of listening to demo tape, he schedules an appointment with Rupert bupkin to see what he can do to become a famous Comedian like Dre Langford is but only to find out that Jerry Langford didn’t schedule anything. He just said to get rid of Rupert bumpkin.
As much as everyone focuses on the two psycho main characters in the film, nobody is talking about how all this could have been avoided if Jerry wasn’t a douchebag to his fans that probably care more about him than most of his “real” friends. Life lesson, always be a good person and hear everybody out and give most people a fair shot or opportunity. You never know what’s going on inside the minds of most people.
That rule is fine for the average non-famous person to follow. We average people meet far fewer individuals, and are under far less expectations than a famous person. A famous person’s “public”….. as an entity…( not individuals for the most part ) , is an evil all consuming Monster. The above response to your comment is absolutely right. You completely miss the point of the movie. And while living the life of fame and fortune is in itself very abnormal, and can often only be endured by a person with their own particular set of flaws, the Jerry Langford character is reacting in a very normal way to his situation.
Dude...seriously? Look at Jerry's life. He's alone. He's isolated. There's no wife or girlfriend and he eats alone. Celebrity is hollow for Jerry but Rupert is so very sure that he wants a part of Jerry's 'fabulous' life. Jerry on stage isn't Jerry when he's at home watching TV either, so no, Jerry's fans don't care more about him than his real friends, which appear to be few. Jerry literally owes nothing to anybody. Even when trying to be nice, he's told that he should get cancer. He puts out art, the people like it, transaction is made, performances to say thank-you performed and that's it. He should protege and befriend some weirdo off the street why? Because he owes it to him? How dare Rupert do this to a man who has entertained him for decades. How ungrateful is THAT? Jerry was the saddest character in this movie imo.
@@Kakarot7314no,this is about a normal citizen, branching a twist celebrity and asking him how he can become famous like he is and asking him to listen to an audition he has and see if you’d be good and then the celebrity schedules an appointment for the citizen to become famous or to tell him what to do to become famous and turns out that the celebrity didn’t schedule an appointment for the civilian at all he just said he he had to get rid of him.
This was only a couple of years after the murder of John Lennon. Now celebrities need security more than ever. One guy who handles such matters said, "The question isn't. 'is there a stalker?" The question is, 'how many are there?' "
That scene absolutely kills me. It's also hilarious that the big wig executives know his lawyer by name. Lol! It's also hilarious that they're arguing over a potential fine when they think a man might be murdered. I feel like this movie blistered showbusiness brilliantly.
Maybe this "Martino" character is because of Dean Martin? I've always wondered that... (Or maybe just a jab aimed at the director lol). Anyway, this is a great movie. One of my favorites. And Jerry was great in it. His scenes are my favorites.
So many different points being made in this dark movie...fame media and mental health plus ultimate sympathy for fans and the star. The lies that are told to us all every day to sell a product.
I was under the impression that with them filming so early, they had enough time to get to Jerry, apprehend Rupert, & with him being in jail, the studio wouldn't have to fulfill their end of the bargin with showing Rupert's act.
Only a person who badly wants or needs something and it has been putting in a position, no matter what they do or say they can’t have it has to kidnap the person who’s responsible for them getting what they want.
Rupert's right and Jerry's wrong. And so was Dean right. AND Gary. AND Patty. AND Mister Bascomb. AND that bitch, Missus Bascomb. Jerry was just no good. Five minutes to listen to Rupert's tape. A few bucks you could have left to your wife and kids. Let's all fart in Jerry's general direction. Your pal, Chris
De Niro out comedies Lewis. He pushes the boundaries and delivers a funny, yet fascinating performance that puts even full-time comedians to the back seat. DeNiro over Lewis - by a wide margin. The true King of Comedy
EngleHump, De Niro was great in this movie. I agree! I love De Niro.However, it has nothing to do with comedy! He wasn't the king of comedy. Lewis was also amazing in this movie as he was in many other movies. Lewis was definitely the king of comedy at least for millions of people including myself. Nobody speaks of De Niro as the king of comedy. De Niro was a brilliant actor, but not a comedian!
10:25 His lawyer talks them into a more aggressive plan of action. Rupert is arrested. This is a day dream. You hear sirens in the background because it is the police taking him away in real life.
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