The King of Staten Island is director Judd Apatow’s newest film, written by Apatow, Pete Davidson, and Dave Sirus. It stars Davidson as Scott, a man in his mid-twenties still living with his mother ...

Pete Davidson’s new movie “The King of Staten Island” was partly inspired by his dad, Scott (pictured, with a young Pete), a firefighter who died on 9/11. “My daughter went to Tottenville ...

(from left) Scott Carlin (Pete Davidson) and Papa (Steve Buscemi) in The King of Staten Island, directed by Judd Apatow. Courtesy of Universal At 24, Scott (Pete Davidson) is stuck in perpetual ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Scott (Pete Davidson) lives with his mother, can’t keep a job and smokes a lot of weed in “The King of Staten Island.” Universal Pictures Share Scott is ...

While Scott is a 24-year-old slacker ... there’s nothing to see here.” The King of Staten Island, co-written by Davidson and directed by Judd Apatow, has been billed for months as a semi ...

It’s raw and uncomfortable and helps set the stage for what will come next for Scott. Apatow refuses to make short movies and thus “The King of Staten Island” is a bit of an odyssey that’s ...

Poster for the movie ‘The King of Staten Island’. Photo from imdb.com Pete Davidson and Judd Apatow create a film that captures Davidson’s life and complex emotions as he plays a character with a ...

His Scott has never gotten over the death of ... It’s around here, though, where “King of Staten Island” begins to telegraph sappier qualities that are characteristic of Apatow’s films ...

King of Staten Island' co-writer Dave Sirus talks to Showbiz Cheat Sheet about which scenes in the movie came from Pete Davidson or his own real life. Scott jokes with his friends about losing his ...

Enter “The King of Staten Island.” In a film loosely based on his life, Davidson (Scott Carlin) thrives as the frontman, giving a comedic yet moving performance. He looks like a 30-year ...

Pete Davidson plays the richest version yet of his specialty — the big-mouthed derelict screwup — but Judd Apatow's trainwreck-bro comedy gives us a terrific character the film is too eager to ...