Arthur Fleck appearing on a late-night talk show, obsessing over the host played by Robert De Niro.

Film/Series: Joker

Category: Reference Homage

Timestamp: 01:38:20

Director Todd Phillips built the entire DNA of "Joker" as a massive homage to the early films of Martin Scorsese. The specific casting of Robert De Niro as the talk show host Murray Franklin is a brilliant reversal and homage to Scorsese's 1982 film "The King of Comedy," where De Niro himself played the mentally unstable, obsessive comedian who stalks a famous talk show host.

Arthur Fleck appearing on a late-night talk show, obsessing over the host played by Robert De Niro. in Joker

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