Movie · Comedy · Drama

An aspiring comedian decides that he can only get a shot at the big time with the help of America's top chat show host. However, when the star fails to cooperate with his plan, the desperate comedian kidnaps him.

1983 · 1h 49m
  • 89%
Director Martin Scorsese

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An aspiring comedian decides that he can only get a shot at the big time with the help of America's top chat show host. However, when the star fails to cooperate with his plan, the desperate comedian kidnaps him.

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Average 8.5
Reviews 73
Fresh 65
Rotten 8

Information

Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
1983
Run Time
1 hr 49 min
Rated
PG Mature themes; Sexual references
Content Advisories
Language, Adult Themes , Sexual References and/or Sex Scenes, Violence
Region of Origin
United States
© 1982 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, French
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , German , Italian , Norwegian , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America) , Swedish

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.