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  1. Andy Kaufman
    Andy Kaufman was one of the most original comedians of the 1970s and 1980s. A pioneer of the "confrontainment" style of comedy, his stand-up routines and professional wrestling appearances often transformed audiences into riotous, bloodthirsty mobs. But Andy ... created sweet, endearing characters, such as the lovable immigrant Latka Gravas on TAXI, who warmed the hearts of millions. This film traces the hilarious, strange, and all too short career of dichotomous Andy Kaufman, from childhood to his untimely death at 35.
  2. Andy Kaufman -- New York
    Although Andy Kaufman's childhood was dominated by television shows (like Andy Warhol, he worshipped "Howdy Doody"), as an adult, he had only contempt for the genre. He was the only sitcom star known to actually negotiate the fewest possible appearances in his contract. He perceived of "Taxi"as a way to gain exposure so that he could fund himself to do what he really wanted in concerts, in comedy venues: to tweak perceptions, and then re-tweak them, and then, just when you thought you had him figured out,to tweak them again. And yet, he couldn't help but to be brilliant on "Taxi"--especially when "Latka" developed multiple personalities, allowing Andy to develop and perfect an entirely new role--the macho, egotistical playboy, Vic Ferrari.
  3. Andy Kaufman -- Characters
    Andy Kaufman was an enigmatic individual, to say the least. Milos Forman’s 1999 bio-pic, Man on the Moon attempted, but failed, to reveal the real man behind all the strange behavior, and this written study ... falls short with its well-meaning shot at comprehending this odd character.
  4. Andy Kaufman -- Tony Clifton
    Eccentric comedian Andy Kaufman stunned the world when he announced he was following a lifelong dream to become a professional wrestler. These two features focus on Andy's obsessively strange and short career in the ring, as well as his yearlong vendetta against wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler. But what was he thinking? Friends Robin Williams, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza and Bob Zmuda are still trying to figure it out.
  5. Andy Kaufman -- Audiences
    For newcomers to Kaufman, Man on the Moon will entertain, but may be a shallower experience. Discerning audiences will get an unpleasant eyeful of completely fabricated love scenes with Courtney Love, and may leave the film grumbling. Undiscerning audience will laugh out loud and forget they ever heard the name as soon as the next posthumous John Belushi resurgence occurs.
  6. Andy Kaufman -- Bob Zmuda
    Bob Zmuda, Andy's writer, best friend, author of Andy Kaufman Revealed: Budd Friedman would use Gatsby to empty out the club at the end of the night. When there were just people hanging out and they're not buying any more drinks, he'd sic Andy on em.
  7. Andy Kaufman -- Deaths
    According to a PR Web news story, Andy Kaufman faked his own death 20 years ago and has returned, alive and well. DNA tests prove that this is indeed the real Kaufman and not another hoax. Some fans are outraged, others are just glad to know the legendary comic is alive.
  8. Andy Kaufman -- Jim Carrey
    Kaufman and Lawler's famous feud and wrestling matches were later revealed to have been staged, or a "work," as the two were actually friends. The truth about it being a work was kept secret for more than 10 years after Kaufman's death, until the Emmy nominated documentary, A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman, aired on NBC in 1995. Coincidentally, Jim Carrey (who ... shares Kaufman's birthday) is the one who reveals the secret, and would later go on to play Kaufman in the 1999 film, Man on the Moon. In a 1997 interview with the Memphis Flyer, Lawler claimed he had improvised during their first match and the Letterman incident. Although officials at St. Francis Hospital stated that Kaufman's neck injuries were real, in his 2002 biography It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes, Lawler detailed how they came up with the angle and kept it quiet. He also said that Kaufman's explosion on Letterman was the comedian's own idea.
  9. Man on the Moon -- World
    Man on the Moon is a biopic based on the life of Andy Kaufman who starred as the foreign mechanic Latka Gravas in Taxi. He ... appeared on shows like Fridays, Saturday Night Live, Van Dyke & Co and was famous for being the selfdeclared Intergender Wrestling Champion of the world. Andy died in 1984 of cancer, only 35 years old.
  10. Carol Kane -- Movie Guide
    Synopsis: Diane Keaton, Carol Kane and Kathryn Grody are the title "siblings," three unrelated women who perform as a lounge trio and struggle to come up with the money to buy their own club. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie GuideRead More
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