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Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon is a 1999 biographical comedy-drama film about the late American entertainer Andy Kaufman, starring Jim Carrey as Kaufman. The film was directed by Miloš Forman and also features Danny DeVito, Courtney Love and Paul Giamatti.

Plot

Andy Kaufman is a struggling performer whose act fails in nightclubs because, while the audience wants comedy, he sings the Mighty Mouse theme song and refuses to tell conventional jokes. As the audience begins to believe that Kaufman may have no talent, his previously timid "foreign man" character puts on a rhinestone jacket and does a dead-on Elvis impersonation. The audience bursts into thunderous applause, realizing Kaufman had tricked them.

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    award Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
    contentLocation New York City
    director Miloš Forman
    editor Adam Boome Christopher Tellefsen Lynzee Klingman
    genre comedy-drama
    keywords abc american broadcasting company andy kaufman anti-humor best friend cancel carnegie hall comedy club comedy show date elvis impersonation fake death how to i will survive injured late night late night with david letterman latka gravas laugh live audience live television lung cancer mighty mouse nbc philippine practical joke prank professional wrestler psychic surgery read rhinestone saturday night live sitcom struggle talent agent taxi television special the comedy store the great gatsby theme song think this friendly world tony clifton turn win wrestling match
    musicBy Mike Mills R.E.M.
    nomination Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Golden Bear Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    producer Danny DeVito Michael Shamberg Stacey Sher
    productionCompany BBC Films Cinehaus Jersey Films Marubeni Mutual Film Company Shapiro/West Productions Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft Toho-Towa Universal Pictures
    publisher Concorde Filmverleih Toho-Towa Universal Pictures
    recordedAt Philippines
    theme biographical biographical drama japanese professional wrestling trick