Special Report: Thank You Very Much (2023)

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The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Director Alex Braverman joins Mike to discuss his 2023 documentary Thank You Very Much, a fascinating deep dive into the life and legend of Andy Kaufman. From his genre-defying comedy to his infamous persona-blurring antics, Kaufman remains one of entertainment’s most enigmatic figures. Braverman unpacks the personal connections, archival discoveries, and creative choices that shaped the film—and reveals how this unconventional tribute to an unconventional man came together.

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0:00.0	Hold your ears, folks.
0:06.8	It's showtime.
0:08.6	People pay good money to see this movie.
0:10.9	When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth.
0:17.3	Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring.
0:20.0	Shut it off.
0:25.5	Turn it off.
0:26.8	Oh! Aban Dhabitab, Abed Abedda, Abit Dabuwa.
0:53.8	Abedab, Abed Abed Abit Dabua Abadabuwa
0:55.0	Abed Abed Abed Abed Abouwa
1:00.0	Abed Abouye
1:02.0	Abode
1:05.0	Ahbh
1:07.0	Tichewa
1:09.0	Dichewa
1:10.0	Diochengode J'anbitt I'm going to I've never told a joke in my life
1:24.6	What is he doing? Why is he doing it?
1:26.6	What I'd like to do for you right now.
1:28.9	It's called eating ice cream.
1:32.1	That's not.
1:33.0	That's you, my pal.
1:34.1	It's just as much torture if you're cutting them with a razor blade.
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