“People hated it when it came out,” Scorsese said.

“No, it was the flop of the year.

That’s what it was called onEntertainment Tonight, New Year’s Eve ‘83-‘84.

Martin Scorsese remembers exact moment ‘slept-on’ classic The King of Comedy dubbed “flop of the year

Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.getty; courtesy everett collection

It’s okay, it’s alright.”

Elsewhere in the video, Scorsese waxed poetic about the beauty of watching movies projected on film.

You perceive it in a totally different way.

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