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The King of Comedy is a 1982 [3] American satirical black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro (in his fifth collaboration with Scorsese), Jerry Lewis and Sandra Bernhard. [4] Written by Paul D. Zimmerman, the film focuses on themes such as celebrity worship and American media culture.
"Wonderful Remark" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and first released on the soundtrack album for the 1983 film The King of Comedy. [1] [2] This recording later appeared on the benefit compilation Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal and on several compilations of Morrison's works.
February 4, 1983 The Entity: co-production with American Cinema Productions: Without a Trace: February 18, 1983 The King of Comedy: distribution only; produced by Embassy International Pictures: February 19, 1983 Betrayal: USA distribution only March 25, 1983 Max Dugan Returns: April 1, 1983 Heart Like a Wheel: USA & UK distribution only May 20 ...
1983: The King of Comedy: 20th Century-Fox: $19 million: $2.5 million: 90% 1990: Goodfellas: Warner Bros. $25 million: $47.1 million: 96% 1991: Cape Fear: Universal ...
The high regard in which his comic abilities were held in France — he received the Legion of Honor award in 1983 — became a running joke in the U.S. long after Lewis' style of broad physical ...
The King of Comedy, a 1982 film starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis; The Original Kings of Comedy, a 2000 Spike Lee film; The Original Latin Kings of Comedy, a 2002 Jeb Brien film; King of Comedy, a 1999 Hong Kong Television Broadcast film starring Stephen Chow
In 1983, the festival's new main building, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, was inaugurated. [6] Initially many described it as "a hideous concrete blockhouse", nicknaming it The Bunker. [7] The festival opened with The King of Comedy by Martin Scorsese, [8] [9] and closed with WarGames by John Badham. [10] [11]
The song was included on The King of Comedy soundtrack album in March 1983 and was later included on the Pretenders' third album, Learning to Crawl, in January 1984. "Back on the Chain Gang" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching No. 5 to become the band's biggest hit in the United States.