My Breakfast with Blassie Poster

My Breakfast with Blassie

NR Comedy

Starring: Andy Kaufman, Freddie Blassie, Linda Lautrec, Laurie Burton, Linda Hirsch

Writer: Johnny Legend, Linda Lautrec

Release Date:
November 1, 1983
Ratings:
6.5 / 10
Director:
Johnny Legend & Linda Lautrec
Companies:
Artistic Endeavours International

Overview

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.