A documentary about a famously opaque comedian tops the DVD releases for the week of Dec. 16.

"Thank You Very Much": The strange and too-short life of entertainer Andy Kaufman is examined in director Alex Braverman's movie.

"What to make of a man who admits that Howdy Doody was the first friend he ever had and who devoted some of his final years in professional wrestling, wrestling women for amusement?," writes Chicago Tribune columnist Rick Kogan.

"The man was Andy Kaufman and those questions are but two of many that linger decades after his death, as people have spent much time and energy trying to explain what made this distinctive character tick.

"The latest attempt is 'Thank You Very Much,' a 90-minute documentary that gathers some of Kaufman’s contemporaries to share memories. It gives us much old footage that displays some of his classic characters and routines, such as Elvis and playing conga drums, and shows his legendary Carnegie Hall performance in 1979, which ended with him taking thousands of audience members out for milk and cookies."

NEW ON DVD DEC. 16

"Haunt Season": Horror comedy in which a real psycho is lurking among the staged frights at a Halloween haunted attraction.

"Holiday in the Hamptons": A woman rekindles an old flame when she revisits her grandparents' Long Island home in this Christmastime rom-com.

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