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Man on the Moon (1999)
7.4
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 59,753 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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Won Golden Globe.
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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 website." (official site) 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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(1974)
Written by Wally Holmes (as Waldo Holmes)
Performed by The Hues Corporation (as Hues Corporation)
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
The opening credits sequence mentioning that certain facts were changed and some events were in a different order, was written in by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski in anticipation of fickle audience members pointing out historical inaccuracies used for dramatic effect. They received numerous letters from Andy Kaufman fans regarding "mistakes" nonetheless. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: When Andy Kaufman is on Saturday Night Live's first episode, the announcer announces it as "Saturday Night Live". However, the show was originally known as "NBC's Saturday Night." See more »Quotes
Andy Kaufman: Since you've all been such good boys and girls, I would like to take everybody in this entire audience out for milk and cookies. There are buses outside. Everybody follow me.See more »
Soundtracks
"Rock the Boat"(1974)
Written by Wally Holmes (as Waldo Holmes)
Performed by The Hues Corporation (as Hues Corporation)
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment See more »
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