Thank You Very Much

In his short, enigmatic life, Andy Kaufman entertained and transfixed audiences while simultaneously driving them away. His work dissolved the boundaries separating reality from fiction, and his commitment to performance, both on stage and off, served to dissolve any distinctions between his characters and his real-life. Was he a comic, an affable sitcom star, a washed-up lounge singer, a bus boy, a professional wrestler, a hoaxer, a provocateur, or a pest? Nearly 40 years after his supposed death, one question still puzzles fans and haters alike: was he for real? Thank You Very Much is the definitive documentary look at how a shy, oddball kid from Long Island, New York, became the most polarising performance artist of the 20th century.