Andy Kaufman - I'm from Hollywood

Released in 1989 and directed by Joe Orr and Lynne Margulies, this documentary captures the final phase of comedian Andy Kaufman's career through raw footage shot between 1982 and 1984, focusing on his infamous professional wrestling stint in Memphis, Tennessee. It follows Kaufman's self-proclaimed role as the "Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion," his feud with Jerry "The King" Lawler, the staged neck injury on Late Night with David Letterman, and his escalating performance-art provocations that blurred reality and fiction, culminating in his 1984 death from lung cancer at age 35. Featuring backstage scenes, wrestling matches, talk-show appearances, and candid moments with friends and family, the film presents Kaufman’s deliberate alienation of audiences as the ultimate comedic act.