Man On The Moon

Starring: Jim Carrey; Danny Devito; Courtney Love & Paul Giamatti Director: Milos Forman  Rated:

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
• Dolby Digital 3.0 - French
• DTS Surround 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

• Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
• Behind the Scenes - 1. Featurettes
                                2. "On the Moon: Behind the Moonlight"
                                3. "Spotlight on Location: The Making Of MAN ON THE MOON"
• Outtakes
• Music Videos - 1. R.E.M. - "Man on the Moon"
                        2. R.E.M. - "The Great Beyond"
• Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
                2. Previews

Interactive Features:

• Hidden Features
• Scene Selection

Text/Photo Galleries:

• Biographies - Andy Kaufman - Subject

DVD-ROM Features:

• Featurettes

Product Description:

In a remarkable and touching performance, Jim Carrey tones down his usual idiosyncrasies to play late avant garde comedian Andy Kaufman in MAN ON THE MOON. In life, Kaufman was a complex, controversial, and, at times, insane performer, and Carrey captures this, as well as the subtle nuances of his more toned-down private life. Director Milos Forman stages faithful recreations of Kaufman's pranks, method-like immersion in characters, and even scenes from TAXI, the hit TV show that made him a star, but also follows the comedian through his tragic diagnosis with cancer and his loving relationship with his girlfriend Lynne Margulies (Courtney Love). Danny DeVito, Kaufman's real-life TAXI co-star, plays George Shapiro, the manager who discovers him and is willing to put up with all his antics, acknowledging Andy's wry genius. Along the way on his self-made rocky road of stardom, Kaufman reinvents himself as a foreign man who mangles jokes, and as Elvis; lip-syncs the MIGHTY MOUSE cartoon theme after a full minute of dead air time on Saturday Night Live; becomes a "professional" wrestler, and subsequently manages to sabotage his TV career. The supporting cast in MAN ON THE MOON is excellent, including Paul Giamatti has his comedic partner-in-crime, and many members of the real cast of TAXI.

Plot Keywords:

Biographical Picture | Biography | Comedians / Comediennes | Comedy | Drama | Standup Comedians | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

• The title MAN ON THE MOON refers to an R.E.M. song about Andy Kaufman from the album AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE.
• Director Forman could not decide between Edward Norton and Jim Carrey for the lead role, so he left it up to the studio.
• Jim Carrey and Andy Kaufman were both born on January 17.
• The role of Andy's sister, Carol Kaufman, was played by Andy's granddaughter, Brittany Colonna.

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