Man on the Moon (1999)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.4/10   

Director:

Milos Forman

Escritores (WGA):

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

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

22 diciembre 1999 (USA)

Género:

Biografía | Comedia | Drama

Frase comercial:

"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:

Comedian | Life | Wrestling | Wrestler | Girlfriend

Premios:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 15 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

This is a story about a man who lived and died without being understood.

Reparto

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

También conocida como:

Andy Kaufman (USA) (working title)
Der Mondmann (Alemania)
El lunático (Mexico) [es]
El mundo de Andy (Argentina) [es]
Man on the Moon (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief sexuality/nudity.

Duración:

118 min

País:

UK | Alemania | Japan | USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Canada:AA (Ontario) | Iceland:10 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Spain:7 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | 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)

Locaciones de Filmación:

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

Compañía:

Universal Pictures

Trivialidades:

During filming, a story broke out that a fight ensued between Jerry Lawler and Jim Carrey which was also played out by Lawler on "WWF Monday Night RAW" (1993) (where he commentates). The whole story was fabricated to promote the movie.

Errores:

Errores que Revelan: When Andy is totally bald as a result of chemotherapy, his head has "5 o'clock shadow" visible through the makeup. If all of his hair had really fallen out, his scalp would look completely bare.

Citas:

George Shapiro: Andy, you have to look inside and ask this question: who are you trying to entertain - the audience or yourself?

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.11)" (2006)

Banda de Sonido:

It's Howdy Doody Time

This is a story about a man who lived and died without being understood.

It is truly sad that we have to wait until a person is dead and gone to give him or her the honor they should have received while alive. Andy Kaufman was a man of many talents, and I saw him only as this funny little man on a TV show called, "Taxi" with a cute accent. Who could not fall in love with that person he was on "Taxi"? He was cute, honest, kind, and funny! Who knew that while we were all at home laughing, he was crying on the inside because that wasn't who he was, nor wanted to be. I went to see this movie about a person who was famous for his "Elvis" personation, and his little record player, doing the "Mighty Mouse" skit on Saturday Night Live, never to forget "Latka" on "Taxi." He was a man of many talents, so many that the world never knew about, so many that only Andy knew who he really was. Jim Carrey allowed us to come into Andy Kaufman's mind, and realize that this grown man lived in another place, another time, an entire other world where Andy was free, and there was peace, and where everyone never grew up, they stayed children playing "pretend" forever.

Jim Carrey put himself into this part, he lived this role... He was Andy Kaufman. Carrey was able to show me a whole new light on this man I thought I knew. This funny man who could make you laugh just by walking on stage. Jim Carrey showed us that who we saw, was not the man we thought we knew. And it took his death to show the world that Andy Kaufman was in fact a human being, who just needed a hug, and a chance at what he did best.

This sadness me to realize that our joy brought this man pain, who we wanted was not who he wanted to be, and I think everyone should be able to live the dream they choose. I never cry at movies, because I am able to pull myself back and remind myself that it is just a movie, and those are just actors. Jim was Andy, and what I saw was too true for me to tell myself, "It's only a movie."

This is a story about a man who lived and died without being understood. I cry for the person Carrey brought us into, the life he showed us that was hidden for too long. No one could have given Andy such a life as Carrey did. This movie is not a normal movie, it is art in the most beautiful form imaginable. To sit in a theater and be at aw... for two hours is amazing! I only wish we had known Andy Kaufman when he was truly alive. Now it is too late, the curtain has gone down...