SUN AUG 27, 2023 7:30 PM The Movies That Made Me Presents THE KING OF COMEDY $8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission) Aero Theatre | Introduction by The Movies That Made Me’s Josh Olson and Joe Dante 40th Anniversary! ‘Friend of the Fest 2023’ Tickets are no longer on sale for this event.
ABOUT THE FILM: Way ahead of the curve in its dissection of celebrity culture, this unsettling film reteams director Martin Scorsese and star Robert De Niro to profile a New York outsider less violent but no less deranged than TAXI DRIVER’s Travis Bickle. Wannabe comedian Rupert Pupkin (De Niro) is so desperate for a chance to perform on a late-night TV show that he kidnaps its host (Jerry Lewis, a revelation here) with the help of a stalker (Sandra Bernhard). FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Walt Disney Studios COUNTRY: USA