My Breakfast With Blassie

– My Breakfast with Blassie is a movie starring Andy Kaufman and professional wrestler "Classy" Freddi..

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TVSeries
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour
Release Year:
1983
My Breakfast with Blassie (1983)

My Breakfast with Blassie is a movie starring Andy Kaufman and professional wrestler "Classy" Freddie Blassie. It is a mostly improvised parody of the popular art film My Dinner with Andre and is set in a restaurant where Kaufman and Blassie have a discussion over breakfast. Also featured is Kaufman's partner Bob Zmuda, who plays a nosy fan. Lynne Margulies, who would later become Kaufman's girlfriend, also plays a role; in fact, she and Kaufman met for the first time on camera.

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USA
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Release Date:

01 Nov 1983

Language:

English

Director:

Linda Lautrec, Johnny Legend, Mark Shepard

Writer:

Linda Lautrec, Johnny Legend

Main Actors:

Andy Kaufman, Freddie Blassie, Laurie Burton, Linda Hirsch

Plot:

Andy Kaufman's ridiculous parody of "My Dinner With Andre" sets Andy Kaufman, playing himself, at an early-morning breakfast with former wrestling champion Fred Blassie. Andy and Fred discuss wrestling (Andy's success with wrestling women is discussed at length), then change the topic to techniques for keeping your hands clean, why not to eat pancakes or waffles, giving autographs to fans, and other topics not nearly as intellectual as the ones discussed in My Dinner With Andre. As with much of Andy Kaufman's work, My Breakfast with Blassie is extremely self-deprecating, showing Kaufman as being timid yet egotistical, using his role as Latka on Taxi as a way of trying to impress people. The video explores the egotism that develops with stardom, as well as the desire to lead a private life: the double-edged sword of being a recognizable celebrity.

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Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%