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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 0081227660123
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Label: Rhino Theatrical
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: Rhino Theatrical
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Rhino Theatrical
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 25, 2000
Running Time: 60 minutes
Studio: Rhino Theatrical
Theatrical Release Date: 1989
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Show biz wasn't enough. Andy Kaufman's true dream was to be a wrestler: a star, a pro wrestler. However, he had his obstacles. He was too small, too weak, and had no talent at the sport. To make up for these inadequacies Kaufman decided the only way he could be a champion in the ring was to start wrestling women. One night, in the midst of a heated battle, the great champion Jerry "The King" Lawler stepped into the ring to defend a woman's honor when it seemed that Kaufman might go too far. This incident began an obsessive, yearlong vendetta against the mighty Lawler, leaving Kaufman's friends to wonder, "Has Andy truly lost his mind?"
Andy Kaufman: I'm from Hollywood documents Kaufman's entire, but short, pro-wrestling career. Interlaced with live wrestling footage are interview snippets from Robin Williams, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza, and Bob Zmuda analyzing his actions and questioning his sanity. A huge perk of the video are the crowd shots in Memphis during this yearlong rivalry. In this giant comedic act, Kaufman willingly manages to stir up crowds of tens of thousands to a frenzied anger of hatred and bloodlust, all directed at him. But on whom is the joke? The sport of wrestling? The crowd? American sports entertainment as a whole? The home viewers? Sometimes it is hard to tell. One thing's for certain: in today's world of wrestling no one could pull off what Kaufman did in his day. It is truly amazing. --Rob Bracco
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
I agree with Steve Puchalski (author of SLIMETIME) when he calls Kaufman "The King of S***heel Schtick". In many ways Andy can be compared to Lenny Bruce for taking things a step further. A kind of 80's Antonin Artaud of comedy.
I didn't follow this stage of Andy's career closely when it was going on but was extremely surprised in hindsight at how far ahead of the rest of the world Kaufman really was. This excellent two-fer compliments one another and actually leaves the viewer wanting ... Read More
Rating:  -
Being a big-time wrestling fan from the old-days, I really dugged the classic wrestling footage from the Mid-South Coliseum featuring Jerry "The King" Lawler's old wrestling territory in Memphis. Andy Kaufman was simply superb protraying a wrestling heel(bad guy). He knew how to piss the fans off. "I'm from Hollywood" is a nice little time capsule of pro wrestling and the antics of Andy Kaufman from the early 80's.
Far as the second feature, I totally enjoyed the interaction between Kaufman ... Read More
Rating: -
As another reviewer points out, I never buy DVD's unless they're a keeper. This one is. Andy Kaufman participated in arguably the best show business hoax/performance art piece of all time. All hype? Yes sir. Stupid? No way. Looking back, Andy was the last guy that could get away with this stuff in the ring. Now it is show business. BACK THEN, THESE PEOPLE AT THE MID-SOUTH COLISEUM THOUGHT KAUFMAN AND WRESTLING WERE REAL. The end of an era indeed. The only bummer is that the whole Kaufman story couldn't be ... Read More
Rating: -
If you are a fan of Andy Kaufman, the TV Show "Taxi", today's Wrestling Shows, the movie "Man on the Moon", or even Live Television "Spoofs", there is no ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT that you will fully and completely enjoy, and be entertainained by this DVD. I have to say that, I fully believe that Wrestling WOULD NOT EXIST on Television today (even cable), had it not been for Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler working together - and the beauty of all of it, is that in typical Andy Kaufman fashion, it all seemed so real ... Read More
Rating:  -
Interesting, but more as a portrait of a performance artist than a comedy. Best for the kaufman completists.
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