De Niro's most unhinged performance started with this chaos — and Scorsese almost didn't survive it.
Documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's story of a man willing to go to any length for a shot at fame.
Acting
De Niro's method madness — he actually stalked his own co-star.
Direction
Scorsese's raw honesty about his own near-breakdown on set.
Director
Stephen Altobello
Martin Scorsese
Self
Sandra Bernhard
Self
Diahnne Abbott
Self (archive footage)
Joyce Brothers
Self (archive footage)
Kim Chan
Self (archive footage)
Robert De Niro
Self (archive footage)
Shelley Hack
Self (archive footage)
Jay Julien
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis
Self (archive footage)
Ralph Monaco
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Scorsese
Self (archive footage)
Cathy Scorsese
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
De Niro spent actual months driving a cab and performing stand-up in character, bombing on purpose at real clubs.
This flopped in 1983 but predicted reality TV, influencer culture, and the Joker phenomenon — Scorsese basically time-traveled.
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