Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21846 in VHS
• Released on: 1999-11-16
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: Color, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 60 minutes

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The world of wrestling took its toll on Andy Kaufman. His wife was out of the picture, his first wrestling match against a man (Kaufman made his career fighting women) turned into a humiliating defeat, and his career began slowly spiraling downward. When life takes a turn for the worse, who do we all turn to for guidance, support, and advice? Our friends, of course. To bring some focus into his life, Kaufman arranged a heart-to-heart power breakfast with an old friend: former wrestling champion and self-proclaimed "King of Men" Freddie Blassie.

In the tradition of My Dinner with Andre, My Breakfast with Blassie is an intellectual dining tour de force minus the pomposity and pretention. Real men talking about guy things: wrestling, picking up women, masculine hygiene, breakfast meats, and the downfall of morality in the world today. Kaufman's dining companion, Freddie Blassie, is just the man to dish it out. Everything about him radiates charm and class and with each topic Blassie's unadulterated opinions just keep on flowing. My Breakfast with Blassie is a candid and rare peek into the minds of true champions. Keep your eyes opened for the "guest appearance" by Kaufman's friend Bob Zmuda. --Rob Bracco

Customer Reviews

A true classic for Kaufman fans
If you are prepared for a low-budget, high nonsense movie, you'll love My Breakfast with Blassie. The movie seems either very spontaneous or highly disorganized. Whatever the case is, it is a slow starter. Those who are not intrigued with Kaufman may get a little restless, but those who are patient will really enjoy this little bit that has been put together. I laughed my tail off, and my girlfriend (who is not a huge Kaufman fan) found it humorous.

So funny it is stupid!
At first you will be scratching your head asking yourself......"What the heck is this?" By the end of the movie you will be laughing like a madman and be telling yourself....."now I get it." Die-hard Andy fans will love it. Any wrestling fan who knows Freddie Blassie will love it. This movie has no point, not reason for being made, and no plot. It is just two guys sitting down shooting the bull about absolutely nothing. And it keeps you captivated.

genius
this film is genius. pure and simple. after what seems like a boring first ten minutes, you start to realize just what you're watching and then all of a sudden you realize everything you've seen and continue to see is hilarious.

the only down side is that the tape begins with some home movies of the premiere. bad idea. andy looks horrible. he looks very sick, his arms are thin as rails and he tries to compensate for the loss of hair due to chemotherapy by shaving it into a mowhawk. not only that, but he really seems to not know where he is or what's going on around him. you almost want to cry.