I'm from Hollywood (1989)

Directed by

Lynne Margulies, Joe Orr

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 01m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows performance artist Andy Kaufman as he dives into professional wrestling in Memphis. It shows his staged feud with wrestler Jerry Lawler and includes interviews with friends and colleagues.

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What happens

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's ending is intentionally misleading, as it gives the impression that the feud ended with Kaufman successfully getting revenge on Lawler during a match with Jimmy Hart and The Assassins. In reality, this match happened only halfway into the two-year-long feud. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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