Frederick kenneth blassie, better known as classy freddie blassie, was an american professional wrestling villain and manager born in st. In a spoof of my dinner with andre, comic andy kaufman meets with former wrestler fred blassie to discuss topics like personal hygiene. Classy freddie blassie appeared in a liveaction segment of the cartoon hulk hogans rock n wrestling. Inspired by the film my dinner with andre, kaufmans my breakfast with blassie is a 1983 comedy in which andy and professional wrestler classy freddie blassie eat breakfast and talk about life. While often referred to as acomedian, kaufman did not consider himself to be one. Also featured is kaufmans partner bob zmuda, who plays a nosy fan. Best movies like my breakfast with blassie bestsimilar. Find out where my breakfast with blassie is streaming, if my breakfast with blassie is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Promoting my breakfast with blassie, fred blassie interview. Andy kaufman biography childhood, life achievements. Kaufman and blassie have discussions over the minutia that is.
Andrew geoffrey andy kaufman january 17, 1949 may 16, 1984 was an american entertainer, actor and performance artist. In essentially a twoman tourdeforce that parodies the betterknown dinner with andre by louis malle, my breakfast with blassie features the late andy kaufman he died from lung cancer soon after this film was released and freddie blassie as two egocentric wrestlers roles they played in real life. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood, referring to himself instead as a songanddance man. Andy kaufman on letterman w classy freddie blassie 0223 1983.
The rest of the film, except for the ending which was snippets of kaufmans bus ride back, was a sixty minute film of kaufman and blassie having breakfast in a restaurant. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things. In this famous scene from the film that charlie chaplin considered the movie he would most like to be remembered for, two prospectors are trapped in an arctic cabin and facing starvation. Andy kaufman and veteran wrestler fred blassie have breakfast at sambos.
Lynne margulies, who would later become kaufmans girlfriend, plays a role. Wrestling challenge on snl, puts his hair on the line against female contest winner. Directed by linda lautrec, johnny legend, mark shepard. The kentucky fried movie 1977, the underground comedy movie 1999, my breakfast with blassie 1983, mr.
The movie starts off with andy kaufman taking a ride on the city bus to sambos in l. Andy kaufman and fred blassies my breakfast with blassie premieres. Kaufman also appeared in the 1983 film my breakfast with blassie with professional wrestling personality classy freddie blassie, a parody of the art film my dinner with andre. Wrestlers in movies lou albano stay tuned 1992, body slam 1987, wise guys 1986 andre the giant trading mom 1994, princess bride 1987, micki and maude 1984 buff bagwell day of the warrior 1996, return to savage beach 1998 ox baker escape from new york 1981 brutus beefcake mr. Nanny 1993, santa claus with muscles 1996 fred blassie when nature calls 1985. Just in time to scoop the criterion release of the engaging but muchmaligned conversation film my dinner with andre comes the longawaited. My breakfast with blassie is a movie starring andy kaufman and professional wrestler classy freddie blassie. You can write, my breakfast with blassie 1983 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie. Forced to eat his boot, chaplin makes the best of it by treating it as if it were a gourmet meal. With andy kaufman, freddie blassie, laurie burton, linda hirsch.
It is a mostly improvised parody of the art film my dinner with andre and is set in a sambos restaurant where kaufman and blassie have a discussion over breakfast. Lynne margulies, sister of the films director, johnny legend, appears in it. My breakfast with blassie where to stream and watch. As the two men display their egos like peacocks strutting their plumage, the reactions of. In the 1983 parody my breakfast with blassie, johnny legend directed kaufman and freddie blassie, the famous wrestling villain. Released 1983, my breakfast with blassie stars andy kaufman, fred blassie, linda burdick, laurie burton the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 5 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Andy kaufman plays himself in this parody of my dinner with andre at an earlymorning breakfast with former wrestling champion fred blassie. My breakfast with blassie linda lautrec and johnny legend wrote and directed this 1983 parody of louis malles my dinner with andre, with comedian andy kaufman and. Including the first twentyone season two episodes that play over the course of three dvds in this warner brothers collectible hannabarbera release that boasts a minidocumentary just eight and a half minutes long about the evolution of the series and switch from the 60s to the 80s when this season picked up the thread of the first one.
Im from hollywood my breakfast with blassie film it was initially the im from hollywood film that attracted my attention towards this dvd, but the b side blew me away. Renowned as the fashion plate of professional wrestling, he was also a onetime nwa georgia heavyweight champion later known as the nwa wildside heavyweight championship, and a onetime. My breakfast with blassie is a parody of louis malles my dinner with andre and unlike that classic work, this movie is nowhere as memorable. During the shoot of the movie, andy met lynne marguiles, with whom he remained in a relationship until death. My breakfast with blassie by linda lautrec, johnny legend.
Everything from hygiene,rest room habits,pregnancy,women,welfare. Performance artist andy kaufman still selling the injured neck he suffered at the hands of jerry the king lawler has breakfast with legendary pro wrestler and manager fred blassie as they discuss life. My breakfast with blassie commercials sambos restaurants tiger club commercial, 1976. Andy wrestles playboy playmate of the year susan smith 3. Kaufmann, complete with neck brace and in the midst of his intergender professional wrestling phase, meets an old hero, the. The little tramp and his prospecting partner big jim mckay the menu. 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. My breakfast with blassie 1983 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. My breakfast with blassie is a 1983 film starring andy kaufman and professional wrestler classy freddie blassie it is a mostly improvised parody of the art film my dinner with andre and is set in a sambos restaurant where kaufman and blassie have a discussion over breakfast. Kaufman appeared in the 1983 film my breakfast with blassie with professional wrestling personality classy freddie blassie. One of kaufmans last projects before his death, it was filmed in a single day at the sambos restaurant in hollywood and is most improvised. My breakfast with blassie 1983 features wacky comic andy kaufman and wrestling legend fred blassie, selfproclaimed king of men and coiner of the phrase pencilnecked geek, as they meet for breakfast and discuss wrestling, hygiene, stardom and whether to eat bacon or sausage. Andy has breakfast with fred blassiethe king of men.
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