THURSDAY: Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts!
I best remember Andy Kaufman as the comedic genius behind Tony Clifton and Latka the lovable taxi cab mechanic, but I’ll never forget his brief “wrestling” career where he would welcome women to challenge for his crown of “Intergender Wrestling Champion of the World” and where Jerry Lawler would eventually “break” his neck in the ring (and subsequent slap happy Letterman interview). Kaufman was easily as polarizing as he was provocative. To commemorate the release of Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts!, the new book which focuses on said women wrestling exploits, The Cinefamily presents “an evening of rare and never-before-seen Kaufman gold pulled from the archives of Bob Zmuda and Lynne Margulies (Kaufman’s girlfriend and author of the book).”
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From the Cinefamilia:
“The great provocateur/comedian Andy Kaufman died 25 years ago, and tonight we celebrate his legacy with an evening of rare and never-before-seen Kaufman gold pulled from the archives of Bob Zmuda and Lynne Margulies (Kaufman’s girlfriend and author of the new Process book “Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts!”). This treasure trove of rarities includes recently unearthed footage from Kaufman’s brief but illustrious career as “Intergender Wrestling Champion of the World,” his never-before-seen performance at LA Improv’s “Midnight Snacks” in 1975, and a video, allegedly made by a German film crew, of someone driving to the Kaufman family plot in New Jersey and exhuming Andy’s corpse. And, as a grand finale for the evening, none other than Tony Clifton has threatened to appear in his only West Coast appearance for more than half a decade. Don’t miss it!”
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