‘The King of Comedy’ (1983)

It’s hard to imagine a film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro bombing at the box office, but that’s exactly what happened with this oft-ignored 1983 gem. Picture "Raging Bull" if De Niro’s character were an aspiring comedian instead and you get the idea. Given the celebrity worship angle, it’s arguably more relevant now than it was at the time.

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