Man on the Moon (1999)
- Starring:
- Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, (more)
- Director(s):
- Milos Forman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Comedian Andy Kaufman gave performances that were bizarre and difficult to categorize, in which he might do or say almost anything: show cartoons, impersonate Elvis Presley, play conga drums while singing children's songs, read aloud from The Great Gatsby, or take the audience out for milk and cookies. Written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski and directed by Milos Forman (the team behind The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)), this biopic takes an in-depth look at Kaufman's life and art, with Jim Carrey as Kaufman, who could (and would) be any number of different people onstage: the quiet and childlike man, the little foreign guy, the overbearing showbiz "professional," the violently obnoxious wrestler, or the world's worst lounge singer. As Kaufman rose from comedy clubs to guest appearances on Saturday Night Live and a spot on the TV sitcom Taxi, his performances became more complex and dangerous -- so much so that when word got out in 1984 that he was suffering from lung cancer, many fans and associates thought it was just another bizarre stunt; the disease took his life later that year. Man on the Moon features Danny De Vito as Kaufman's manager George Shapiro, Courtney Love as his girlfriend Lynne Margulies, Paul Giamatti as his friend Bob Zmuda, and David Letterman, Judd Hirsch, Marilu Henner, Carol Kane, and Christopher Lloyd as themselves. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 119 mins
Complete Cast:
- Jim Carrey - Andy Kaufman
- Courtney Love - Lynne Margulies
- Vincent Schiavelli - Maynard Smith
- Jerry Lawler - himself
- Leslie Lyles - Janice Kaufman
- Judd Hirsch - himself
- Lorne Michaels - himself
- Christina Cabot - Meditation Student
- George Shapiro - Club Owner
- David Letterman - himself
- Danny DeVito - George Shapiro
- Paul Giamatti - Bob Zmuda
- Peter Bonerz - Ed Weinberger
- Gerry Becker - Stanley Kaufman
- Marilu Henner - herself
- Christopher Lloyd - himself
- Norm MacDonald - Michael Richards
- Mary Lynn Rajskub - Friday's Mary
- Jeff Conaway - himself
- Carol Kane - herself
- Director(s):
- Milos Forman
- Writer(s):
- Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander
- Producer(s):
- Michael Shamberg, Danny DeVito, Stacey Sher
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Sexual Situations, Profanity, Brief Nudity, Adult Humor)
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- 2000 - Man on the Moon - Berlin International Film Festival - Silver Bear for Best Director
- 1999 - Man on the Moon - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- 1999 - Man on the Moon - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Actor - Runner-up
