Man on the Moon 1999

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 114 min

genre: comedy-drama

theme: biographical

director: Miloš Forman

Score: 7 / 10

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.

Awards

Cast

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author	Larry Karaszewski Scott Alexander
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