Man on the Moon (1999)

Cast

Jim Carrey
as Andy Kaufman
Danny DeVito
as George Shapiro
Christopher Lloyd
as Christopher Lloyd - 'Taxi' Actor
Paul Giamatti
as Bob Zmuda

Get more information about Man on the Moon (1999) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Action Biography Comedy Drama

7.4 / 10

Man on the Moon is a biographical movie on the late comedian Andy Kaufman. Kaufman, along with his role on Taxi (1978), was famous for being the self-declared Intergender Wrestling Champion of the world. After beating women time and time again, Jerry Lawler (who plays himself in the movie), a professional wrestler, got tired of seeing all of this and decided to challenge Kaufman to a match. In most of the matches the two had, Lawler prevailed with the piledriver, which is a move by spiking an opponent head-first into the mat. One of the most famous moments in this feud was in the early 80s when Kaufman threw coffee on Lawler on Late Night with David Letterman (1982), got into fisticuffs with Lawler, and proceeded to sue NBC.

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Comments on this trailer
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Grigori Rasputin1990

looks bad, one of the few movie i never bothered watching of carrey and im a big fan, how did this kaufman fruit die anyway, why would anybody care? - @Wednesday, September 12, 2018 4:01 AM

Tramaine Campbell

The 40 dislikes are crazy cause I have this on dvd it's a awesome film - @Thursday, July 12, 2018 4:26 AM

Timothy Wilkes

Kinda reminds me of the Peter Sellers Biopic when you were left in a constant state of confusion about where does the acting stop and Sellers begin. - @Monday, December 4, 2017 4:12 AM

Abruptum Moralis

Who came here after seeing the Netflix Jim And Andy. - @Friday, October 20, 2017 2:01 AM

Apparently So

It was an Oscar worthy Film. Jim Carrey nailed it - @Friday, October 20, 2017 1:30 AM

MrGabeanator

who thinks there should be a movie like this about Robin Williams - @Thursday, June 15, 2017 1:08 AM

MMO-Zone Sanji

that how how you make a trailer... - @Wednesday, May 24, 2017 1:18 PM

sausage

Uwielbiam ten film!!! Przykre jest to, że zostało niewielu reżyserów pokroju Miloša Formana...kto będzie kręcił tak wspaniałe filmy? - @Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:42 PM

Mongolski Robak Śmierci

na miniaturce wygląda jak janosik - @Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:10 AM

Brent Parks

"Man on the Moon" proved to be the perfect acting vehicle for Jim Carrey. He completely immersing himself, truly becoming Andy Kaufman in every manner possible. Milos Forman really pushed Carrey to give an outstanding performance that proves once and for all that Jim Carrey is a true talent. He honored the memory of Andy Kaufman and brought the man to life once again. - @Thursday, January 19, 2017 8:08 AM

Rusty Shackleford

Andy Kaufman took it upon himself to dedicate his life to the absurd and the surreal, no matter the cost to his personal reputation. Everything this man did was to make people feel, and make people think. Not everyone did. Some people just didn't get it, and that was ok, because that too was one of his jokes. Wherever you are Andy, I hope you're resting peacefully. Andy Kaufman, a true fucking legend. - @Wednesday, January 4, 2017 5:04 AM

ArcaneAzmadi

It's funny to think that people originally thought Jim Carrey was just a funnyman who puts on silly voices and goofs around. Then The Truman Show proved them wrong, and this film hammered the point home. Just because he opened his career with a number of screwball comedies, that doesn't mean he's not an _incredible_ acting talent. He is quite possibly the only actor in the world who could have been able to revive Andy Kaufman from the dead like this. - @Tuesday, September 13, 2016 4:01 AM

Stratus Cloud

awesome!!! - @Thursday, August 4, 2016 9:27 PM

Eddie Avinashi

This movie may be one of the most underrated films of all time. Here now is the legend of the world's greatest satirist. - @Saturday, July 23, 2016 4:52 AM

TheManFromTheMoon

Another lost cousin. XD - @Thursday, March 31, 2016 7:48 PM

MrGabeanator

#davidusminimus I've seen weirder - @Tuesday, February 2, 2016 1:22 AM

scottjulie27

The spirit of Andy Kaufman entered into the body of Jim Carrey which was how good he was in that film. :)) - @Thursday, January 21, 2016 8:07 AM

Big Street

Pot head movie. Lol - @Tuesday, January 19, 2016 7:42 AM

Filipe B.

Good movie, Jim Carrey a nice actor.* - @Friday, June 19, 2015 11:54 AM

jamiii hart

Stop hating he's a great actor and person - @Monday, June 1, 2015 1:47 PM

Tom Dee

Respect to anyone who immitates another person like Jim carrey did in this movie. Besides that, Andy's story is an amzing one. - @Thursday, September 25, 2014 1:39 AM

ekrem savran

Fuck holywood ... - @Monday, September 15, 2014 9:53 PM

Jeremy Murphree

"There isn't a real you" - @Wednesday, September 3, 2014 8:57 AM

MrGabeanator

was there a real Robin Williams? - @Thursday, August 14, 2014 3:49 AM

Home Boy

Great movies, bad casting! Jim C was such a wrong choice for the lead. He played Andy as a babes in the wood, innocent child like man who was just misunderstood. Totally wrong! - @Friday, June 27, 2014 7:03 PM

Joseph Mcwatt

amazing film brought tears to my eyes - @Saturday, February 22, 2014 12:05 PM

marko armada

hahahaha - @Thursday, February 20, 2014 2:13 PM

spencer holder

a man who uses humor to hide himself often loses who he really is - @Wednesday, January 22, 2014 12:28 AM

SMGJohn

When Hollywood still made original movies. - @Tuesday, January 7, 2014 4:28 PM

xMrBaconStripsx

well, senorkaboom, I simply 'goof' on "man on the moon". R E M. is a fantastic 'out there' group. Interesting how some don't like them--controversial, yeaahhh , nice! - @Saturday, December 7, 2013 6:27 AM

Donovan Romanyk

Andy Kaufman may still be alive - @Friday, November 15, 2013 12:57 AM

senorkaboom

Jim Carrey did a very credible job as Andy Kaufman. However, if this movie fairly portrays Kaufman as he was in life, and I do not doubt it does, then Kaufman was a strange egg. What he found funny and amusing to others had to be just bizarre. A very unfunny fellow. - @Tuesday, October 22, 2013 12:16 AM

Emily Ascepiter

I really want to rewatch this movie, havent seen it since I was a kid, but Im so dreading the stupid REM song in it. I seriously cant listen to that goddam song one more time. - @Sunday, September 22, 2013 4:04 AM

JazzKeyboardist1

This is My Wife's Favorite Movie Of All Time, Why? Because At The End Of The Movie, She is Fairly Certain That Andy is not just Mostly, But Sincerely, Morally, Ethically, Spiritually, Physically, Positively, Absolutely, Undeniably, And Reliably DEAD,,,,,,,,,, Notarized By Mitzi Mouse - @Monday, September 2, 2013 10:25 PM

MrGabeanator

why does everyone here hate me - @Wednesday, July 31, 2013 3:40 AM

Yellow Dart or the artist formally known as iNvicta Studios

Is it weird that Andy sort of influenced the way I am? - @Sunday, July 14, 2013 5:03 AM

Scat Man

Jim Carrey and Andy Kaufman have the same birthtday - @Tuesday, July 9, 2013 2:25 AM

Louc72

Unbelievably good movie - well done Jim Carey. And what a life Kauffman led, true genius. - @Thursday, July 4, 2013 2:41 PM

MrGabeanator

THIS IS BETTER - @Wednesday, June 26, 2013 7:34 PM

jimmy Russell

i can talk like latka! - @Thursday, June 20, 2013 9:44 PM

ginger4201

i read that carrey never broke character on set in between tkes - @Monday, June 17, 2013 4:54 PM

crystle denyou

I love Andy - @Monday, June 17, 2013 2:55 AM

vincentrich

The song was made 7 years before the movie. - @Sunday, June 16, 2013 1:56 PM

MrGabeanator

lies - @Saturday, June 8, 2013 4:08 AM

bluemileDOTca

He said the song. Not the movie. The song was released in 92. - @Monday, June 3, 2013 12:12 AM

Johhny Hasklet

It's funny how Mr. Shapiro approaches Andy to tell him that the network had accepted his "terms" to do Taxi, which began in 1978, while Andy was playing Ms. Pacman, which was released in 1982....can't believe they didn't catch that one! - @Friday, May 31, 2013 1:44 PM

sexnode

Andy kaufman is still alive, and he controls this youtube channel - @Friday, May 31, 2013 4:46 AM

davidusminimus

Weirdest movie I have ever watched - @Wednesday, May 29, 2013 2:54 PM

1alexandra12

first movie i've ever cried to - @Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:27 PM

Fred Spoliar

you know saying mfw you're meant to have a face right? - @Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:00 PM