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Man on the Moon (1999)
7.4
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 63,364 users
Metascore:
58/100
Reviews: 532 user | 136 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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Andy Kaufman
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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 | ... |
Yogi
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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 movie." 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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(1959)
Written by Ken Darby
Arranged by Norman Henry Mamey (as Norman Mamey) See more »
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Trivia
The core cast of Taxi played themselves, with the notable exception of Danny DeVito, who was already playing George Shapiro, and Tony Danza who did not get along with Andy Kaufman at all. When DeVito was asked who would play him if he was playing Shapiro, he suggested that the simplest option was to simply scratch himself from the cast shown in the movie. See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Numerous anachronisms can be chalked up to artistic decisions; the film intentionally plays fast and loose with the timeline. For example, the Carnegie Hall performance was years before Andy Kaufman's cancer diagnosis; the title song wasn't written until after Andy's death; Andy didn't meet Lynne Margulies at a wrestling match; Stacy Carter hadn't met Jerry Lawler before Andy died (and certainly hadn't married him). Andy performs his imitation of President Jimmy Carter (elected 1976) before Saturday Night Live begins. 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
"This Friendly World"(1959)
Written by Ken Darby
Arranged by Norman Henry Mamey (as Norman Mamey) See more »
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