September 22, 2009
Informative and fantastical, it?s very fitting because it?s very Kaufman.
Courtney Love, Danny DeVito, Jim Carrey
Man on the Moon, starring Jim Carrey, as the late Andy Kaufman who was considered the most innovative, eccentric and enigmatic comic of his time. A master at provoking audiences, Kaufman could generat...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 30, 2000
Stats: 3,164 reviews
Flixster Reviews (3,164)
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January 11, 2009Andy Kaufman: You don't know the real me.
Lynne Margulies: There isn't a real you.
Andy Kaufman: Oh yeah, I forgot.
A very good movie featuring an excellent performance by Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman.
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September 14, 2008Not having heard more about Andy Kaufman than the wonderful REM song of the same name this movie totally took me by surprise. What an insane but hilarious approach to humor this man had. Jim Carrey gives one of his best performances, bringing Kaufman back to life, together with s...( read more)
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November 16, 2009I always thought this movie was underrated. Jim Carrey deserved the Oscar for this.
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November 13, 2009Great depiction of Kaufman but a dry movie. It was funny though watching Carey play Kaufman's role in the Taxi show because it mirrored his own history with In Living Color.
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November 5, 2009rather than brilliant, jim carrey made andy kaufman look borderline retarded. a better one could have and should have been made.
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October 29, 2009Ive only seen Andy Kaufman on TAXI a couple times & the wrestling matches against Jerry Lawler on wrestling DVDs so I really didnt think Id like this movie but I really enjoyed it.The Tony Clifton bits were hilarious
Critic Reviews
June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
What is most wonderful about Man on the Moon, a very good film, is that it remains true to Kaufman's stubborn vision. full review
January 1, 2000
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
A movie that's too conventional to capture Kaufman's insanity and too haphazard, too shapeless, to recapture Kaufman's energy in any meaningful way. full review
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January 14, 2008i didnt like this movie its the only one i havent watched it till the end coz it was so boring and the two people that watched it with me they thought everyone else liked it.ITS NOT FUNNY
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