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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal Studios
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9780783240312
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783240317
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1FrenchOriginal LanguageDolby 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: 118 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
JIM CARREY HILARIOUSLY PORTRAYS THE LATE ANDY KAUFMAN IN THIS ENTERTAINING COMEDY. KAUFMAN IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE, ECCENTRIC AND ENIGMATIC COMICS OF ALL TIME. ALONG FOR THE RIDE TO THE TOP IS KAUFMAN'S MANAGER, GEORGE SHAPIRO, HIS BEST FRIEND AND WRITER BOB ZMUDA AND HIS GIRLFRIEND.
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"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
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Jim Carey did a BRILLIANT job of impersonating Andy Kaufman. This movie grabs you right from the beginning and holds you until the very end. And of course leaves you wondering (hoping) that Andy may not have died but faked his death like he often said he might. I remember seeing Andy on the first SNL and feeling broken hearted for him until he launched into Elvis. I got him right from the beginning and he never let me down. And I remember reading about the time he took everyone out for milk and ... Read More
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I got this for my grandaughter to give to her mom for Mother's Day
My daughter had been looking for it every where and could not find it. It's one of her favorite movies and I was so happy when I found it here.
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Biographies of strange people have always fascinated me, and this is no exception. And "strange" doesn't really seem to adequately describe real-life comedian Andy Kauffman. He was REALLY different, many times very offensive, sometimes very unfunny....but always extremely interesting and certainly unique.
Jim Carrey shows us once again how comedians can be such good dramatic actors. Carrey is outstanding in this role, and perfect for it. The rest of the cast is good, too, from Danny ... Read More
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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
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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!!
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