Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/22/1999(USA)
Release Date: 05/30/2000
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 5.1/2
Run Time: 119 Minutes
Flags: Brief Nudity, Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
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
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