Man on the Moon (1999)

Regisseur:

Milos Forman

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Scott Alexander (written by) &
Larry Karaszewski (written by)

Premierendatum:

22. Dezember 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Komödie | Drama

Werbezeile:

"Hello, my name is Andy and this is my poster."

Plot:

A film about the life and career of the eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

Plot Keywords:

Iconoclast | Humor | Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra | Tragicomedy | Actor Playing Himself

Filmpreise:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 15 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Hmmm...

Besetzung

Jim Carrey	...	Andy Kaufman (also as Tony Clifton)
Gerry Becker	...	Stanley Kaufman - Andy's Father
Greyson Erik Pendry	...	Little Michael Kaufman (as Greyson Pendry)
Brittany Colonna	...	Baby Carol Kaufman
Leslie Lyles	...	Janice Kaufman - Andy's Mother
Bobby Boriello	...	Little Andy Kaufman
George Shapiro	...	Mr. Besserman
Danny DeVito	...	George Shapiro
Budd Friedman	...	Himself
Tom Dreesen	...	Wiseass Comic
Thomas Armbruster	...	Improv Piano Player
Pamela Abdy	...	Diane Barnett
Wendy Polland	...	Little Wendy
Cash Oshman	...	Yogi
Matt Price	...	Meditation Student

Alternativ:

Andy Kaufman (USA) (working title)
Mondmann, Der (Deutschland)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief sexuality/nudity.

Länge:

118 Min

Produktionsland:

UK | Deutschland | Japan | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Philippines:PG-13 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Spain:7 | Iceland:10 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba)

Drehorte:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

Universal Pictures

Dies und das:

When Andy is in the hall waiting to meet George Shapiro there's a poster in the hall of George Burns. Later in Shapiro's office there's a poster for Oh, God! (1977) that stars George Burns.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: The scene in which Andy and Jerry Lawler appear on "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982) was filmed on the similar, but not identical set of "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993). Also, Letterman is shown wearing glasses, which he did not do on "Late Night."

Dialogzitate:

Jerry "The King" Lawler: Kaufman, did you come here to wrestle or act like an ass?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Enthält ausschnittsweise "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)

Soundtrack:

March & Fanfare

Hmmm...

Having liked the contrived Latka Gravas, but never really knowing much more about Andy Kaufman than the Headlines, Man on the Moon offered some incredible depictions of this one of a kind enigma.

I was never a big fan of his off-Taxi antics, but then again, Man on the Moon made it clear that I simply did not understand them. I'm not any more of a Kaufman fan than I've been, but Man on the Moon has left me with an incredible appreciation for his genius.

Jim Carrey's performance is chilling. His normal on-screen presence has often made it hard for me to see him as the characters he's played. This time, I forgot that I was watching an actor portraying Andy Kaufman. It was frighteningly good. The entire supporting cast was just as stellar.

Though interesting throughout, mostly because it explained so much that I never knew about events that were so highly publicized, Man on the Moon's amazing insight into the "why" behind the "what" of his antics completely left out the "why" behind the "what" of the person. I now know a lot about what he did, but I still know very little about who he was.

If the creators' intent was to let the world get to know Andy Kaufman the man, then I think the film missed its mark. However, that has nothing to do with the fact that it was an outstanding film in every way. It would be as unfair to detract from the film for this as it would be to call a hammer useless because it doesn't drill holes. A film isn't about what I expect, it's about what it is. In this case, it's astounding from beginning to end.