Terrence Rafferty

“What, are you crazy, move the camera? Just leave it there!” Martin Scorsese on The King of Comedy

Upon its release, celebrity satire The King of Comedy seemed a striking new turn for Martin Scorsese. In our Summer 1983 issue – reprinted here and in our new special issue Martin Scorsese: A Life of Movies – Terrence Rafferty spoke to the director about “starting all over” after the likes of New York, New York and The Last Waltz.