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Man on the Moon
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9780783240312
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783240317
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
MPN: D20720D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 30, 2000
Running Time: 119 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
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Editorial Review:
"There is no real you," jokes Lynn Margulies (Courtney Love) to her boyfriend, Andy Kaufman (Jim Carrey), as he grows more contemplative during a battle with cancer. "I forgot," he says, playing along, though the question of Kaufman's reality is always at issue in Milos Forman's underappreciated Man on the Moon.
The story of Kaufman's quick rise to fame through early appearances on Saturday Night Live and the conceptual stunts that made his club and concert appearances an instant legend in the irony-fueled 1970s and early '80s, Man on the Moon never makes the mistake of artificially delineating Comic Andy from Private Andy. True, we get to see something of his private interest in meditation and some of the flakier extremes of alternative medicine, but even these interludes suggest the presence of an ultimate con behind apparent miracles of transformation.
Screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (The People vs. Larry Flynt) allege that transformation was Kaufman's purpose--more than a shtick but less than a destiny. As we see him constantly up the ante on the credibility of his performance personae (the obnoxious nightclub comic Tony Clifton; the insulting, misogynistic professional wrestler), Forman makes it harder and harder to detect Kaufman's sleight of hand. But it's there, always there, always the transcendent Andy watching the havoc he creates and the emotions he stirs.
Carrey is magnificent as Kaufman, re-creating uncannily detailed comedy pieces etched in the memory of anyone who remembers the real Andy. But while Carrey's mimicry of Kaufman is flawless and funny, the actor probes much deeper into an enigmatic character who, in life, was often a moving target even for those closest to him. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - There is no real you. Oh yeah, I forgot.
Man on the Moon is Jim Carrey's homage to comedian/non-comedian Andy Kaufman. A complex man, Kaufman didn't think of himself as a comedian, but he pioneered a bizarre act--as much conceptual art as comedy--oftentimes trying to provoke as much as get laughs. As his manager asked him:
George Shapiro: Andy, you have to look inside and ask this question: who are you trying to entertain--the audience or yourself?
In the movie George Shapiro is played by Danny Devito, but the ... Read More
Rating:  - one of the most underrated comedies i've ever encountered
Jim Carrey is amazing through this whole film - I didn't know a thing about Andy Kaufman, but Jim Carrey's delivery and style are right on. CHECK THIS OUT!!
Rating: - Child of the 70's Middle Aged by 2007....
I grew up watching alot of tv in the 70's, I first noticed Andy Kauffman on Saturday Night Live and later in life as a wrestler. He died too young before many knew much about him. His humor like Jim Carrey's could be defined as dry wit or an occasional laugh. This movie changed my opinion of Jim Carrey; he is very talented; he truly brought Andy to the screen in a magnificent piece of work. I loved Eternal Sunshine and I loved Man on The Moon. Jim Carrey keep up the great job with your incredible ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Movie
Very good movie about Andy Kaufman. Shows us a little bit about the eccentric side of the person we knew as Latka from the television show "Taxi". Has a lot of funny parts in it but was also sad.
Rating: - Probably a better rental
I really enjoyed this movie, and it does a great job telling Andy's story. However, I can't say I would watch this movie more than once a year, so a rental would probably work for this movie. I recommend this movie highly, and enjoyed it, however the bonus DVD features are kind of disappointing.
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