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I'm from Hollywood is a film of genre Comedy released in USA on 15 june 1989 with Andy Kaufman
I'm from Hollywood (1989)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 june 1989
Length 1h1
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Professional wrestling documentary films, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Rating75%
I'm from Hollywood is a 1989 comedy documentary film about the adventures of late performance artist Andy Kaufman in the world of professional wrestling. The film includes interviews with Taxi co-stars Marilu Henner and Tony Danza and interviews with comedian Robin Williams, wrestler Jerry Lawler, wrestling commentator Lance Russell, and Kaufman's best friend, Bob Zmuda. Other people seen in the film include TV host David Letterman and Jimmy Hart of Continental Wrestling Association. The film's title refers to a phrase spoken by Kaufman to the Memphis wrestling audience.
The documentary was directed by Kaufman's girlfriend, Lynne Margulies, and Joe Orr. Kaufman himself began work with Margulies and Orr on the film in 1983, shortly before he was diagnosed with cancer. Margulies and Orr, at Kaufman's request, finished I'm from Hollywood after the performer's death.
Comedy Central aired the documentary numerous times during the late 1990s wrestling boom.
Actors
Andy Kaufman
(Himself (archive footage))
Tony Danza
(Himself)
Marilu Henner
(Herself)
Robin Williams
(Himself)
Bob Zmuda
(Himself)
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