Can I have your autograph, Mr. Kaufman?

ANDY

Sure! Sure here you go. What's your name?

FAN

Mary.

ANDY

(signing autograph)

To Mary, with love, Andy Kaufman.

FAN

Why, thank you. I watch you

Every week. You're the best.

ANDY

You're welcome. Take care now.

INT. ANDY'S DRESSING ROOM

George Shapiro and Bob Zmuda are already present. Andy enters.

ANDY

Hey! Hi, George.

GEORGE

Hi! Terrific show!

ANDY

Thank you.

GEORGE

Hey, listen guys, I've got your

Plane tickets for your first tour.

(hands them to Zmuda)

You open Tuesday night at San Diego State.

ANDY

Really!

GEORGE

On Thursday you're at the Park West Theatre

In Chicago. Friday and Saturday you're at

The Playboy Club in Lake Geneva.

ZMUDA

Things are looking up.

GEORGE

Next you'll play Macomb University...

And finally, Philadelphia.

The Valley Forge Music Fair.

ANDY

(excited)

Am I headlining?

GEORGE

No. You're opening for Sha Na Na.

But! Get this... when you return,

I have booked you at the Main Room

of the Comedy Store... headlining!

ANDY

Really!!

GEORGE

You even get to pick your opening act.

ANDY

I do!?

GEORGE

(proud)

You see what six months

On a hit sitcom can do.

There is a knock at the door.

ANDY

Come in.

A Security Guard enters.

SECURITY GUARD

Excuse me, Mr. Kaufman, there

Is a young lady here to see you.

ANDY

To see me?

SECURITY GUARD

Yes, she says she went to

Grammar school with you.

Kaufman turns pale.

SECURITY GUARD

Her name is... Marilyn Comstack.

Zmuda picks right up on it.

ZMUDA

Andy, that's not?

ANDY

(stunned)

It's her.

GEORGE

Who?

ANDY

Marilyn Comstack... from grammar school.

ZMUDA

Jesus Christ!

ANDY

(nervous)

What am I gonna do?

ZMUDA

First thing is to calm down.

ANDY

I don't believe it!

ZMUDA

Take it easy. The second thing is,

You're going to invite her up.

ANDY

No!

ZMUDA

(to Security Guard)

Have her come up, please.

The Security Guard leaves.

ZMUDA,

Now, George and I are going to split.

ANDY

Please don't.

GEORGE

Who is Marilyn Comstack?

ZMUDA

The love of his life. I'll explain the

Whole thing to you on the way out.

George and Zmuda walk toward the door.

ANDY

What am I going to talk to her about?

It's been over seventeen years.

ZMUDA

(ensuring confidence)

Your career -- remember?

They leave.  Kaufman frantically paces. Soon there is a knock at the door. He summons all his courage and opens it. We see Marilyn Comstack, grown up. She is still adorable. She smiles exactly like she did that day in left field.

FADE OUT

FADE IN

EXT. SPEEDING LOCOMOTIVE

“San Diego, California” is supered on the screen.

INT. COLLEGE GYMNASIUM - COLLEGE AUDIENCE

There is foot stomping in the bleachers as they await the beginning of the show. A few are holding up signs that way, “Dank You Veddy Much”, “San Diego State Welcomes Andy”. Zmuda walks out on stage as the audience applauds in anticipation. The band starts to vamp. Zmuda approaches the mike.

ZMUDA

And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, here he

is... Andy “Dank You Veddy Much” Kaufman.

The audience goes crazy. Kaufman bounces on stage like a pogo stick and sings, “Oklahoma”. In the wings, Marilyn Comstack looks on gleamingly.

DISSOLVE TO

EXT. SPEEDING LOCOMOTIVE

“CHICAGO, ILLINOIS” is supered on the screen.

INT. PARK WEST THEATRE - ANDY

Is performing his famous Mighty Mouse routine. He just stands there, waiting for the recorded Chorus to finish their stanza.

CHORUS

“Mr. Trouble never hands around

when he hears this mighty sound.”

Kaufman, on cue, takes a Mighty Mouse stance and lip synchs, along with Mighty's voice.

MIGHTY MOUSE'S VOICE

“Here I come to save the day.”

The audience goes crazy. In the front row we see Marilyn Comstack, still gleaming. Andy sees this and gleams back.

DISSOLVE TO

EXT. SPEEDING MOTORBOAT

“LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN” is supered on the screen.

INT. PLAYBOY CLUB THEATRE - ANDY

Is about to perform his famous “Caspian Sea” routine.

ANDY

For my next number, I'd like to

Sing a song which is sung every

Year at harvest time in the

Islands of the Caspian Sea.

Andy plays his congas and sings “Caspian Sea”. The audience is thoroughly enthralled. In the wings we see Marilyn Comstack. She no longer gleams.

DISSOLVE TO

PLANE

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