Wayne’s World (1992) [Female Filmmaker Friday] 

Wayne’s World, Wayne’s World, Wayne’s World, Party Time, Excellent! By now, everybody knows the story here and if you don’t, go now, find the film, and watch it. Now! Ok, so as a reminder, Wayne and Garth host a community cable tv show from Wayne’s basement, go out to the local diner, go to shows, drive around in the Mirthmobile, love metal, and are always down for an adventure.  

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The Bootleg Files: Stick Around

BOOTLEG FILES 803: “Stick Around” (1977 TV pilot starring Andy Kaufman).

LAST SEEN: On YouTube.

AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.

REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: Mostly likely due to rights clearance issues.

CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Probably not.

During the mid-1970s, Andy Kaufman began to percolate across television in a number of guest appearances on popular programs ranging from Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show” to “The Midnight Special” to the premiere episode of “Saturday Night Live.” He was also a regular on Dick Van Dyke’s short-lived 1976 variety show “Van Dyke and Company,” where he used his Foreign Man persona for a running gag of coming out in the middle of a skit and interrupting it with sincere bafflement over what was transpiring on-stage.
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