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Man on the Moon (1999)
7.4
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 59,592 users
Metascore:
58/100
Reviews: 529 user | 135 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com
A film about the life and career of the eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman. Director:Milos Forman |
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Cast
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| Jim Carrey | ... |
Andy Kaufman
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Gerry Becker | ... | |
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Greyson Erik Pendry | ... |
Little Michael Kaufman
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Brittany Colonna | ... | |
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Leslie Lyles | ... |
Janice Kaufman - Andy's Mother
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Bobby Boriello | ... | |
| George Shapiro | ... |
Mr. Besserman
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| Danny DeVito | ... | ||
| Budd Friedman | ... |
Himself
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| Tom Dreesen | ... |
Wiseass Comic
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Thomas Armbruster | ... |
Improv Piano Player
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Pamela Abdy | ... |
Diane Barnett
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Wendy Polland | ... |
Little Wendy
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Cash Oshman | ... | |
| Matt Price | ... |
Meditation Student
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Storyline
Man on the Moon is a biographical movie on the late comedian Andy Kaufman. Kaufman, along with his role on "Taxi," was famous for being the self-declared Intergender Wrestling Champion of the world. After beating women time and time again, Jerry Lawler (who plays himself in the movie), a professional wrestler, got tired of seeing all of this and decided to challenge Kaufman to a match. In most of the matches the two had, Lawler prevailed with the piledriver, which is a move by spiking a guy head-first into the mat. In one of the most famous moments in this feud was in the early 80s when Kaufman threw coffee on Lawler on "Late Night with David Letterman," got into fisticuffs with Lawler, and proceeded to sue NBC. Written by Eli Boorstein <uahp@rocketmail.com>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Hello, my name is Andy and this is my DVD." [DVD release] See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language and brief sexuality/nudity See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Mondmann See more »Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$52,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$7,515,585 (USA) (26 December 1999) (2079 Screens)Gross:
$34,580,635 (USA) (20 February 2000)Company Credits
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(1896)
Written by Richard Strauss
Arranged by Charlie Brissette See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
The title "Man on the Moon" refers to an R.E.M. song about Andy Kaufman from the album "Automatic For The People." See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Andy Kaufman is getting his Elvis Presley impersonation together he puts on a guitar, but in the next cut when he's facing the audience the guitar is gone. See more »Quotes
George Shapiro: Andy, you have to look inside and ask this question: who are you trying to entertain - the audience or yourself?See more »
Crazy Credits
At the beginning of the movie, Andy appears, criticizing the movie as "so stupid" and "terrible," and complains about the movie's events being changed for dramatic purposes. He then says that he has "cut out all the baloney," making the movie "much shorter. In fact, this is the end of the movie." To get the audience to leave, he cues up a record, and the end credits begin to roll, through the cast list, stunt performers, unit production manager, first assistant director, and second assistant director. See more »Soundtracks
"Also Sprach Zarathustra"(1896)
Written by Richard Strauss
Arranged by Charlie Brissette See more »
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