
A biopic based on the life of Andy Kaufman, an eccentric comedian who went onto enjoy a career as lovable foreign car mechanic Latka Gravas on TV's "Taxi" and later gained infamy as an inter-gender wrestling champ. The film studies some of Kaufman's comedy antics as well as his personal life and his relationship with his manager George Shapiro, his best friend/partner Bob Zmuda and his girlfriend Lynne Margulies.
Roger FerreiraMovie Goer (uncredited)
Katie MillerNew York City Rockette
Michon SuyamaNew York City Rockette
Brian PeckFridays Announcer
Johnny LegendWild-Haired GuruDirector Milos Forman could not decide between Edward Norton and Jim Carrey for the role of Andy Kaufman, and left it up to the studio which went with the more bankable Carrey.
Andy Kaufman:
You don't know the real me.
Lynne Margulies:
There isn't a real you.
Andy Kaufman:
Oh yeah, I forgot.
Anachronisms: 'Andy Kaufman' is playing a _Ms. Pac-Man (1981) (VG)_ arcade machine when George Shapiro tells him that the producers of "Taxi" (1978) agreed to his conditions in exchange for him to be on the show. Taxi began in 1978 but Ms. Pac-Man wasn't released in the arcades until 1981.
(1896)
Written by Richard Strauss
Arranged by Charlie Brissette
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