Thank You Very Much

2023

Biography / Comedy / Documentary

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 91% · 43 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 91%
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 528 528

Director

Alex Braverman Photo
Alex Braverman

Top cast

Garry Shandling Photo
Garry Shandling as Self
Lorne Michaels Photo
Lorne Michaels as Self - Creator, Saturday Night Live
Robin Williams Photo
Robin Williams as Self
Danny DeVito Photo
Danny DeVito as Self
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916.33 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 3
1.84 GB
1920*1040
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 18
4.45 GB
2880*2080
English 5.1
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by bbjzilla-25345 6 / 10

Kayfabe Kaufman

A remarkably conventional documentary about an unconventional guy.Before banksy and borat and the klf but long after the Dadaists lived the #Real Andy Kauffman turning comedy into art breaking the fourth wall, wasting time and making people feel uncomfortable.His expressions felt real and not real; understanding and exploiting the facade of modern living with shows of showmanship that defied expectation and good taste to get to something more real and possibly enlightened. What he would have made of social media...But he wasn't for everyone; too wild and unpredictable for management, not funny enough for comedy, no head for business or a career. Largely unpopular with colleagues and critics. But a small band of dedicated fans have kept his legacy alive seeking reappraisalSo he demands admiration and respect for a life that was a body of work; confrontational and confounding asking searching questions that pricked the balloon of pomposity and manipulation without offering an answer to the riddles he posed.A scatterbrained terrorist of the mainstream without a plan or manifesto. I'll just do this and I'll go, he'd probably say before returning to the mic to have some stern words. Our stand in silence.It's great to have all his best bits compiled into one movie but it's disappointing it had to be so formulated and sentimental.
Reviewed by Nozz 7 / 10

A little self-indulgent, but informative

I followed Andy Kaufman on TV and in the news, and I saw Man in the Moon, so I thought I knew pretty much knew the story; but this movie filled me in on more stuff that I was glad to find out. On the downside, the filmmakers decided to intrusively insert their own creativity where it wasn't really called for. For example, it's remarked that the depths of the sea may symbolize the deep mental state of transcendental meditation in contrast with the turbulence we can feel at the mental surface-- and so an image of the stormy sea pops in out of nowhere from time to time so that we won't forget. I want to shout "The hell with this, I want to hear more from Andy's friends and colleagues!" but in a couple of seconds, it's back to hearing from Andy's friends and colleagues so there's never a chance to get too irritated.
Reviewed by doctrinmtl 8 / 10

Odd choices but ultimately fun and heartwarming addition to Kaufman's docs

There was an opportunity to do something very daring / apropos / Kaufmanesque with the intro, but for some reason (fear of losing: the audience? Funding? Awards?) they only ran a few yards with it.I still thoroughly enjoyed this doc as it was both a heartwarming and inspiring watch. While it seemed to struggle to find the right balance between "dissecting a frog" and "perpetuating a mystique", I appreciated the undoubted love for Andy that went into this.Ultimately, I am just happy another Kaufman documentary is out there with new and interesting anecdotes.Review is copy / pasted from one I wrote on Letterbox.
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