The King of Comedy
Summary: Rupert Pupkin is a passionate yet unsuccessful comic who craves nothing more than to be in the spotlight and to achieve this, he stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.
Runtime: 1 h 49 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Embassy International Pictures
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 20,000,000
Domestic: $ 2,536,242
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