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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.
UK VERSION - CAST: JIM CARREY, DANNY DEVITO
| Media | Movies DVD |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Released | April 4, 2005 |
| EAN/UPC | 5050582336986 |
| Label | Universal Pictures 8233698 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Dimensions | 140 × 190 × 14 mm · 200 g (Weight (estimated)) |
| Playtime | 01:53:00 |
| Region code | Region 2 (Europa) |
| Video Format | 1.78:1 WS (16:9 COD) |
| Language | English |
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