Slowly and painfully rising up, tomato guts dripping off him. He is a changed man.

TONY

I... I feel sorry for you people...

I don't think you even know why

you did this... I... I was performin'

from my heart... Well, you won't

Have Tony Clifton to kick around

any more... 'cause I'm leavin'...

and I ain't never comin' back.

Tony walks off through the wings. The camera follows him and for the first time we are made aware of the fact that this is actually being filmed as it happens. A movie within a movie. Camera tremor is evident and we begin to see equipment and crew in the shot. Tony walks up to Zmuda, who appears taken aback with the authenticity of the moment.

TONY

(emotionally)

Zmuda, I thought you and I were

friends... why didn't you tell me

This is what he was leadin' to?

Zmuda looks away, embarrassed. The camera pulls back, revealing the mike boom dangling over Tony's head. Tony runs out of the backstage door.

SLOW FADE

FADE IN

INT. EDITING ROOM - KAUFMAN

the filmmaker, is seated at a Steenbeck editing console. Frozen on the console screen is the footage of what we have just seen. Kaufman turns straight to the camera and speaks:

ANDY

My name is Andy Kaufman, maker

Of the film you are now watching,

“The Tony Clifton Story”. On

June 12, 1980, nine weeks into the

shooting... and just three scenes

Away from the completion of this

film... Mr. Tony Clifton, at the

Age of forty-five, died of cancer

At Cedar Sinai Hospital in

Hollywood, California. On June 26,

Universal Pictures unanimously

Decided to support the countless

Actors, technicians, and various

Other production staff members,

In the completion of

“The Tony Clifton Story”.

The camera moves in closer.

ANDY

In memory of Tony... and in all due

Respect to him and his family,

I decided the last remaining scenes

Would be completed, as written,

with myself playing the role of...

Mr. Tony Clifton.

FADE OUT

READER'S NOTE: From now until the end of the film, Andy not only plays himself, but also Tony Clifton. No attempt whatsoever has been made to make him look like Tony except for a moustache and hairpiece. Even the tuxedo hangs loosely from his frame. His portrayal of Tony is exaggerated, to say the least. The film continues where it just left off.

FADE IN

EXT. STAGE DOOR - TONY

(played by Andy) running out of the door, into the rain. He hails a cab, jumps inside and speeds away.

EXT. AIRPORT - HANGAR AREA - CAB

Pulls up in the rain. Tony gets out and tosses a handful of money towards the driver. Distraight, he runs off in the direction of the parked planes.

ANOTHER ANGLE - TONY

runs from plane to plane checking to see if any keys are left in the ignition. He finds one, jumps inside and starts flipping and pushing instruments, obviously not knowing what he's doing. The engine starts and the plane heads down the runway and takes off. The plane climbs, dips, climbs, dips and finally ascends into the clouds...

TIME LAPSE

TONY'S PLANE

flying in the clouds. Over this, newspaper headlines, spinning to f.g., “Clifton Quits -- Steals Plane”. Time lapse... plane in flight... “Clifton's Plane Still Missing”. Time lapse... plane in flight... “Tony Lost At Sea -- Feared Dead”. Plane still in flight as we hear... the jungle drums.

INT. NATIVE VILLAGE

Same ritual that took place in the beginning of the film is taking place again. The Chief Headhunter looks up and speaks:

CHIEF HEADHUNTER

Ola Mu Ta.

Soon we hear a plane's engines failing and... the crash.

CUT TO

CRASH SIGHT - TONY'S PLANE

crumbled up into a ridiculous smoldering ball... surely no one survived. The door falls off and Tony steps out, unharmed. He looks at the thick forboding jungle before him.

TONY

Must be Central Park.

Spots cannibals cautiously approaching with spears.

TONY

Yep. I was right.

They circle around him.

TONY

Hey, look guys... I got no change.

One native pokes him with spear.

TONY

Hey, take it easy, pal...

I'm a personal friend of Muhammad Ali's.

Two more natives poke him.

ANDY

The way I see it, fellas...

(pause)

... if you don't have green cards...

It's all right with me.

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