The King of Comedy (1982)

Clocking 40 years this month, The King of Comedy is fondly slotted as one of the most unsettling movies about the world of showbiz. After all, there are only a smattering of films that have managed to effectively capture the desperation and dread that some folks in the world of entertainment endure in their quest for ultimate glory. The exhausting journey of trying to nab that one big break has been detailed to some degree in many films and shows. But the extreme lengths that one can go to in an attempt to achieve one’s showbiz dreams, has been most accurately portrayed in Martin Scorcese’s 1982 film, The King of Comedy. And it’s our Lost and Found for today.