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Filmbrain's Screen Capture Quiz: Round 15, Week 8
I vividly remember reading this interview on a beach in Santa Barbara back in '83, and the fact that it frightened Mr. Sumner so has (for some odd reason) never left me. Special thanks to quiz regular Mr. Mangold for locating it on the interweb! I've always considered The King of Comedy as an alternate version of Taxi Driver, with Rupert Pupkin being Travis Bickle's separated-at-birth brother. A box-office failure for Scorsese, I find it to be one of those films that only gets better with age. It's got Jerry Lewis basically playing himself, Sandra Bernhard in her underwear, and Kim Chan uttering the unforgettable line, "I'm having a heart attack already." Plus, it features members of The Clash in a cameo. What's not to love? Congrats to those who recognized Rupert's photo of his pride and joy. This week – you've seen this film dozens of times. I know this to be twue. Name it. Submit your answers to this address. Good luck! |
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February 27, 2008 in Film | Permalink
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A Family Guy episode did this great hommage to King of Comedy, when Meg falls in love with Brian, she kidnaps him and tapes him up from head to toe and straddles him in her underwear.
Good stuff.
Posted by: coccodrillo | Feb 27, 2008 9:50:55 PM
And a better version of Taxi Driver as well. Thankfully rid of all the Paul Schrader junk.
Posted by: Vincent | Feb 28, 2008 5:04:36 PM
I confess I'm in the minority among my friends when I say I dont like The King of Comedy. I dont despise it, I just dont like it, especially when compared to Robert De Niro's body of work.
Posted by: MovieZen | Feb 29, 2008 11:48:23 PM
Amen, Vincent.
Posted by: wells | Mar 3, 2008 12:56:19 PM


