The King of Staten Island

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7.1/10

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Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island (2020)

Scott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his grief and take his first steps forward in life.

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Coming-of-Age Dark Comedy Stoner Comedy Tragedy Comedy Drama

Scott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his... Read allScott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his grief and take his first steps forward in life.Scott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his grief and take his first steps forward in life.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

79K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 24 nominations total

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Trivia
Steve Buscemi, who plays the veteran firefighter Papa in this movie, really did serve as a firefighter for a period during his early 20s. In a 2000 Salon interview with Stephen Lemons, Buscemi said he was with Engine 55 in Manhattan's Little Italy neighborhood from 1980 to 1984, when he quit to pursue acting full-time. After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Buscemi (by then a well-known movie star) returned to Engine 55 to help search through the rubble of the World Trade Center looking for survivors or remains. In June 2020, Buscemi told Entertainment Weekly's Derek Lawrence that The King of Staten Island was the first time in his acting career that he had ever actually played a firefighter.

Goofs
According to the timeline of the movie, a large part of this would've taken place during late fall to winter months. (Plans to visit Ray's parents for thanksgiving, Scott talking to his sister at the Halloween party, etc.) However, the weather is summer like the entire movie.

Quotes
Scott Carlin: Oh I trained her in the car. She's not going to break.

Crazy credits
Dedicated to the Memory of Scott Davidson

Connections
Featured in The Bigger Bubble (2025)

Soundtracks
Just What I Am
Written by Kid Cudi (as Scott Mescudi) and Chip tha Ripper (as Charles Worth)
Performed by Kid Cudi featuring Chip tha Ripper
Courtesy of Republic Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Featured review

8/10

More real than you expect

Pete Davidson's semi autobiographical movie is not the dirty, empty, humor packed event you think it's going to be. I was surprised to see just how real it was in the way it dealt with heavy subjects, and how people use humor to deflect those topics and cope. As someone who does this a lot it caught me off guard to see a movie that's basically made about it, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Davidson has great performance here a does Bill Burr and Steve Buscemi. This movie isn't a Hollywood production in how those feel mostly forced. This movie really just seems like a camera crew follows Davidson around in his real life. I dig it