"Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy."
Robert De Niro
as Rupert Pupkin
Jerry Lewis
as Jerry Langford
Diahnne Abbott
as Rita
Sandra Bernhard
as Masha
Shelley Hack
as Cathy Long
Frederick de Cordova
as Bert Thomas
Ed Herlihy
as Ed Herlihy
Lou Brown
as Band Leader
Loretta Tupper
as Stage Door Fan
Peter Potulski
Vinnie Gonzales
Whitey Ryan
as Stage Door Guard
Doc Lawless
as Chauffeur
Marta Heflin
as Young Girl
Katherine Wallach
as Autograph Seeker
Charles Kaleina
Richard Baratz
as Caricaturist
Catherine Scorsese
as Rupert's Mom (voice)
Cathy Scorsese
as Dolores
Chuck Low
as Man in Chinese Restaurant
Liza Minnelli
as Liza Minnelli
Leslie Levinson
as Roberta Posner
Alan Potashnick
as Man at Telephone
Michael Kolba
Robert Colston
Ramon Rodriguez
Chuck Coop
Sel Vitella
Margo Winkler
as Receptionist
Tony Boschetti
as Mr. Gangemi
Mick Jones
as Street Scum
Joe Strummer
Paul Simonon
Kosmo Vinyl
Ellen Foley
Pearl Harbour
Gaby Salter
Jerry Baxter-Worman
Don Letts
Matt Russo
as Cabbie
Thelma Lee
as Woman in Telephone Booth
Joyce Brothers
as Dr. Joyce Brothers
George Kapp
as Mystery Guest
Victor Borge
as Victor Borge
Ralph Monaco
as Raymond Wirtz
Rob-Jamere Wess
as Security Guard
Kim Chan
as Jonno
Audrey Dummett
as Cook
June Prud'Homme
as Audrey
Edgar J. Scherick
as Wilson Crockett
Thomas M. Tolan
as Gerrity
Ray Dittrich
as Giardello
Richard Dioguardi
as Captain Burke
Jay Julien
as Langford's Lawyer
Harry J. Ufland
as Langford's Agent
Scotty Bloch
as Crockett's Secretary
Jim Lyness
as Ticket Taker
Bill Minkin
as McCabe
Diane Rachell
as McCabe's Wife
Dennis Mulligan
as Plainclothesman
Tony Devon
Peter Fain
Michael F. Stodden
Gerard Murphy
Jimmy Raitt
as Stage Manager
Martin Scorsese
as TV Director
Tony Randall
as Tony Randall
Charles Scorsese
as First Man at Bar
Mardik Martin
as Second Man at Bar
William Jorgensen
as Newsman (voice)
Marvin Scott
Chuck Stevens
William Littauer
Jeff David
as Announcer (voice)
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Fred Schuler
Director of Photography
Thelma Schoonmaker
Editor
Cis Corman
Casting
Boris Leven
Production Design
Robbie Robertson
Original Music Composer
Richard Bruno
Costume Design
Edward Pisoni
Art Direction
Lawrence Miller
Scott Maitland
First Assistant Director
Robert F. Colesberry
Associate Producer
Music Producer
Production Supervisor
Robert Greenhut
Executive Producer
Paul D. Zimmerman
Writer
Production Manager
Lewis Gould
Second Assistant Director
Frank E. Warner
Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Vito L. Ilardi
Boom Operator
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
William Ward
Gaffer
James Fitzpatrick
Best Boy Electric
Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy
Transportation Captain
Les Lazarowitz
Sound Mixer
Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist
Property Master
Norman Buck
Key Grip
George DeTitta Sr.
Set Decoration
Daniel Robert
Roberta Hodes
Script Supervisor
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Sandy Brooke
First Assistant Camera
Ricki-Ellen Brooke
Second Assistant Camera
Lorey Sebastian
Still Photographer
Garrett Brown
Steadicam Operator
Ted Churchill
Carlos Quiles
Carpenter
Joe Williams Sr.
Construction Grip
Mary Ellen Winston
Assistant Costume Designer
William Loger
Costume Supervisor
Philip Goldblat
Makeup Artist
Richard Candib
First Assistant Editor
Dick Vorisek
Amy Sayres
Location Coordinator
Barbara De Fina
Post Production Supervisor
Sylvia Fay
Extras Casting
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Director
Lyndell Quiyou
Hairstylist
Shelley Houis
Production Office Coordinator