My Breakfast with Blassie

My Breakfast with Blassie
Directed by	Linda Lautrec Johnny Legend Mark Shepard
Produced by	Linda Lautrec Johnny Legend
Written by	Linda Lautrec Johnny Legend
Starring	Andy Kaufman Freddie Blassie
Music by	Linda Mitchell
Distributed by	Artist Endeavours International
Release dates	1983
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

My Breakfast with Blassie is a 1983 film starring Andy Kaufman and professional wrestler "Classy" Freddie Blassie.^[1]

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

My Breakfast with Blassie was conceived of by Linda Lautrec and Johnny Legend as a satire on My Dinner with Andre. Linda Lautrec and Andy Kaufman loosely scripted the film over several months late night on the telephone. Linda's dual role (as director and actress) was scripted as an irritating fan who requests Andy's autograph after he washes his hands.

References

↑ The New York Times

External links

Andy Kaufman

Characters	Foreign Man / Latka Gravas Tony Clifton

Film biographies	I'm from Hollywood (1989) Man on the Moon (1999)

See also	George Shapiro Saturday Night Live Jerry "The King" Lawler Late Night with David Letterman Fridays Bob Zmuda "Man on the Moon" "The Great Beyond" Andy and His Grandmother

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