King Of Comedy-"open the goddamn door"

on the surface this is a film about obsession with fame, but on a deeper level its about the fallacy of ambition. So many of us want to make it to the top, but the fact is few of us will. One can argue that life is about accepting our limitations and moving on. Rupert is unable to do that and his life ends in tragedy.

Do you think that the ending of the movie was just another one of Rubert's fantasies? I always wondered that.

Actually his life never ends- and because of the success of his monologue, we can only suppose that Pupkin triumphs. All we see in this excellent film is the foibles of celebrity worship as a way of overcoming insecurity. We embrace and join in on the way that everyone in Scorsese's finest film sees Rupert; yet, in the end, we see that in this world it's really all about what's inside. It is totally believable that his madness should prosper. If anything they should have listened to his tape.

Jerry was the real sociopath.

Jerry is so hot in this

That's true, read it in Carsons bio

The truth is Johnny Carson was offered the role but turned it down. Jerry was 2nd choice.

I would think that Jerry would have this same reaction if he wasn't acting. Great scene. Great movie.

1:57--Lewis looks absolutely livid.

Lewis had never worked with method actors before this movie, and rumor is DeNiro used anti-Semitic slurs between takes to get Lewis riled up.

thanks to others for flagging up 1.53, as Rupert's veneer of confidence starts to slip. One of the most original movies ever made - it could have been too unbelievable but in the hands of Scorsese, De Niro and the genius casting of Jerry Lewis, it's a masterpiece.