With his gonzo, boundary-shattering comedy, Andy Kaufman provoked, and often outraged audiences. For those who got the joke, that outrage was the very point; Kaufman’s genius was in making people confront their own presumptions. Now through never-before-seen archival footage and intimate recollections of friends, colleagues and family members, filmmaker Alex Braverman excavates the all-too-short life and career of the enigmatic legend whose impact is felt all the more today with the blurring of artifice and reality that defines our present age.

Produced by Wavelength, Tremolo Productions and Elara

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 is the definitive story of the artist and performer Paul Reubens and his indelible alter ego Pee-wee Herman. Rubens’ first film 

 were cultural touchstones of the 1980s. However, when Reubens was arrested for indecent exposure, the strict separation he created between himself and his alter ego backfired.

Prior to his recent death, Reubens spoke in-depth about the kaleidoscopic influences that inspired his groundbreaking work, and the personal tribulations he faced to persevere as an artist. As somebody who lost control of his personal narrative in the media, Reubens found himself at odds with the documentary process. But at the end of his life, he took a leap of faith, and decided that the film should be finished.



 & First Love Films Production
Produced by Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Edited by Damian Rodriguez
Cinematographer David Paul Jacobson
Score by Jon Brion & Michael Penn

Executive Producers: Matt Wolf, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Ronnie Bronstein, Eli Bush, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez, Candace Tomarken, Kyle Martin

CREDITS

ELARA PICTURES

BEN ELIAS

TRACE THOMPSON

SANTANGELO WILLIAMS

MICHAEL CICCARELLI

JOHN PAUL LOPEZ

WILLIAM BURNS