My Breakfast with Blassie

My Breakfast with Blassie

57 mins | Comedy | Nov. 1, 1983

My Breakfast with Blassie is a movie starring Andy Kaufman and professional wrestler "Classy" Freddie Blassie. 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. Also featured is Kaufman's partner Bob Zmuda, who plays a nosy fan. Lynne Margulies, who would later become Kaufman's girlfriend, also plays a role; in fact, she and Kaufman met for the first time on camera.

My Breakfast with Blassie

57 mins | Comedy | Nov. 1, 1983

My Breakfast with Blassie
My Breakfast with Blassie is a movie starring Andy Kaufman and professional wrestler "Classy" Freddie Blassie. 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. Also featured is Kaufman's partner Bob Zmuda, who plays a nosy fan. Lynne Margulies, who would later become Kaufman's girlfriend, also plays a role; in fact, she and Kaufman met for the first time on camera.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Artistic Endeavours International
Original title My Breakfast with Blassie
Directors Linda Lautrec, Mark Shepard, Johnny Legend
Writers Linda Lautrec, Johnny Legend

Cast

Andy Kaufman

as Self

Freddie Blassie

as Self

Linda Lautrec

as Autograph Hound

Laurie Burton

as Smiler

Linda Hirsch

as Grappling Girl

Lynne Margulies

as Legs

Bob Zmuda

as Nosey Fan