This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

"The Man on the Moon" stars Jim Carrey, as the highly debated comedian Andy Kaufman, as well as Danny DeVito, who plays Andy Kaufman's manager, George Shapiro. Jim Carrey has starred in "Dumb and Dumber" as well as the masterpiece "The Truman Show", yet has managed to produce one of the his best performances to date thanks to a hilarious, interesting film directed by Milos Forman, who also directed "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".Based on a true story, the film follows the life of an eccentric American comedian Andy Kaufman, and his practical, crude jokes which he employs to "entertain" his audience. Jim Carrey is brilliant in his role as Andy Kaufman, capturing pure comedic essence in his performance and precisely, if not perfectly, mimicking Kaufman's original movements and gestures. With a brilliant performance, all that remained was a brilliant script; which was delivered. The script is constantly hilarious but despite a small lag in the middle section and an abrupt ending, the script is fabulously pieced with twists available and lovable characters- "You're insane, but you might also be brilliant".

I liked Latka. Not the best character in "Taxi" and they took to featuring him in the story lines way too much for me but in small doses he was fun.I didn't know Andy Kaufman's other works and had no idea who his obnoxious nightclub "singer" persona was. I didn't know about the fake "wrestling" and "feuds" or the "dead lady on stage" "gag".I don't like "practical jokers" ever. At all. No-one. So, the "real" Andy Kaufman would have been someone I would avoid.Carrey was really very good but I now actively dislike Kaufman and would never want to watch the film again, ever !Spoiler .... what is the ending saying ? was it another Andy "joke" or not ?

Man on the Moon (1999):Dir: Milos Foreman / Cast: Jim Carrey, Danny De Vito, Courtney Love, Paul Giamatti, Jerry Lawler: It showcases an individual who seeks recognition through diversity. Comedian Andy Kaufman died of lung cancer in 1984 and his thoughts were far away from the expectations of others. He was a daredevil whose stunts included characters like Tony Clifton the rude nightclub singer, or a wrestler who challenges women. Danny De Vito plays George Shaprio who discovers him, which leads to stints on Saturday Night Live and Taxi. It is not a pleasant story but director Milos Foreman brings insight into it as he did Amadeus and The People Vs Larry Flynt. Jim Carrey does a remarkable job portraying the wild personality of Kaufman. De Vito is excellent as a voice of reason and an onlooker of awe. Courtney Love as Kaufman's wife is first seen as one of the women he wrestles. Love also portrayed Larry Flynt's wife in The People Vs Larry Flynt. Paul Giamatti plays his partner in his acts and even sometimes becomes involved in the actual characters just to suspend the illusion. Wrestler Jerry Lawler is involved in an interesting subplot where he attacked Kaufman and eventually annihilates him in the ring. This is another triumph for Foreman who often documents controversial figures. It is a sad story of a joke that comes to an end at the expense of the joker. Score: 9 / 10

Like most of the world, I was introduced to Andy Kaufman through the sitcom Taxi, where he played a goofy foreigner mechanic named Latka Gravas. Given his comedy style on the show, I would never have guessed what a different approach he took to most of his comedy in real life.Jim Carrey, a fan of Andy Kaufman, is great as Andy, and Andy's alternate persona Tony Clifton. The script is written by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, writers of biopics Ed Wood and The People vs. Larry Flynt. Like in Ed Wood, humor is used as often as possible as the story moves forward. Danny DeVito (Kaufman's co-star on Taxi) plays Kaufman's manager George Shapiro, and also produced the film. With the exception of Tony Danza (who had a rather strong dislike for Kaufman and felt it would be disingenuous to appear in a film about him), all of the cast members of Taxi make appearances.This is far from a perfectly factual movie, many events and circumstances portrayed in the film are highly fictionalized and sometimes appear out of order. But while the events portrayed aren't entirely accurate, they aren't meant to be, and the film remains quite true to the spirit of Andy Kaufman.I recommend this film quite a bit, for both fans and non-fans of Andy Kaufman.