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People wanna see my next number.
Tony starts to sing, only to be drowned out by the sound of sirens. We see police running into the theatre as the reporters are running out. TONY You people shut up! You get me sick! And someday when I'm playin' Vegas, I'm gonna remember each and every One a your faces and you're not gettin' in. He leaves... he returns. TONY I just wanna say one thing... if I made Just one person happy, it's all been worth it. Thank you and good night. INT. HOTEL SUITE - NEXT MORNING - KAUFMAN Is sitting down at a table with a large collection of newspapers on it. He is speaking on the phone. Shapiro is furiously pacing back and forth. ANDY I'm sorry, Tony Clifton is granting no interviews. I'll let you know as soon as he does. Bye. (to George) That's the fifth call this morning. Zmuda runs into the room with a stack of papers. ZMUDA Here's some more. The Herald: “Audience storms stage in Hollywood”. GEORGE Terrible! Just terrible! ZMUDA Here's another, The Times: “Last night The most obnoxious act in show biz history opened for Andy Kaufman.” ANDY (lost in thought) “The most obnoxious act in show biz history ”. Who was it that said, “It doesn't Matter what they print, just as long as They spell the name correctly”? ZMUDA P.T. Barnum. GEORGE Andy, that is nothing to be proud of... People hated him. ANDY That's right, and they're going to hate Him more and more. They're going to Love to hate him. And more important, they're going to pay to hate him. I got myself the next... hoola-hoop. MONTAGE OF TONY'S RISE TO FAME HUNTINGTON HARTFORD THEATRE - MARQUEE That reads, “Tonight Andy Kaufman -- Special Guest Tony Clifton”. INT. HUNTINGTON HARTFORD THEATRE - TONY Pouring glass of water over a man's head. The audience boos. DISSOLVE TO PARK WEST THEATRE - MARQUEE That reads, “Andy Kaufman with Guest Star Tony Clifton”. INT. PARK WEST THEATRE - TONY Pouring glass of water over an old lady's head. The audience is in an uproar. DISSOLVE TO AERIE CROWN THEATRE - MARQUEE That ready, “Andy Kaufman presents Tony Clifton”. INT. AERIE CROWN THEATRE - TONY Pouring two glasses of water of the heads of twins. Audience going wild. CUT TO BOX OFFICE “SOLD OUT” SIGN CUT TO ANOTHER BOX OFFICE “SOLD OUT” SIGN CUT TO YET ANOTHER BOX OFFICE “SOLD OUT” SIGN CUT TO COVER OF “TIME” MAGAZINE Tony Clifton and Andy Kaufman shaking hands. DISSOLVE TO INT. TUXEDO SHOP - PEACH TUXEDOS Being grabbed one after the other off the racks. DISSOLVE TO COVER OF “COSMOPOLITAN” MAGAZINE A beautiful girl dressed in a “Clifton Tux”. She wears a “Clifton Moustache”. CUT TO CLOSEUP - MIKE WALLACE Standing outside a theatre where Tony will be performing. MIKE WALLACE Hello, this is CBS news correspondent, Mike Wallace... Clifton Mania is sweeping The nation. From small towns to major cities... What started out as a hoax by ex-performer, now turned promoter/ producer, Andy “dank you veddy much” Kaufman... has turned into a multi-million Dollar-a-year industry. Tony Clifton medallions, record albums, t-shirts... There is even a Tony Clifton doll that Sings off key and repeats such memorable phrases as... Mike Wallace pulls the string on the doll. TONY CLIFTON DOLL Getcha hands off me. Getcha hands off me. MIKE WALLACE Exactly what the mass appeal is Of this heavy-set, middle-aged man, Who appears on stage dressed in a Peach tuxedo and abuses his audience, Has the sociologists still guessing. But one thing is clear... the fans Turned out in droves. We asked some Of them exactly what they get out of Coming to one of Tony's concerts. SPECTATORS Standing in line to buy tickets. MALE COLLEGE STUDENT I like to bring unsuspecting friends And watch their reactions. You Never know what Tony's going to do next... I don't even think he does. FEMALE CLIFTON GROUPIE I think Tony's greater than Elvis Costello. TRUCK DRIVER Elvis who? (dismissing it) Clifton's crap... I come To throw things at him. FEMALE CLIFTON GROUPIE |
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