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Man on the Moon (1999)

R  118 min  -  Biography | Comedy | Drama   -  22 December 1999 (USA)
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A film about the life and career of the eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

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Milos Forman
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Carrey ...
Andy Kaufman (also as Tony Clifton)
Gerry Becker Gerry Becker ...
Greyson Erik Pendry Greyson Erik Pendry ...
Little Michael Kaufman (as Greyson Pendry)
Brittany Colonna Brittany Colonna ...
Leslie Lyles Leslie Lyles ...
Janice Kaufman - Andy's Mother
Bobby Boriello Bobby Boriello ...
George Shapiro ...
Mr. Besserman
Danny DeVito ...
Budd Friedman ...
Himself
Tom Dreesen ...
Wiseass Comic
Thomas Armbruster Thomas Armbruster ...
Improv Piano Player
Pamela Abdy Pamela Abdy ...
Diane Barnett
Wendy Polland Wendy Polland ...
Little Wendy
Cash Oshman 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 Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Andy Kaufman | Comedian | Wrestling | Eccentric | Wrestler  | See more »

Taglines:

Hello, my name is Andy and this is my DVD." [DVD release] See more »

Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and brief sexuality/nudity See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK | Germany | Japan | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Der Mondmann 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)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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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?
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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 »

Connections

Featured in The Real Comics (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"Also Sprach Zarathustra"
(1896)
Written by Richard Strauss
Arranged by Charlie Brissette See more »