Man on the Moon (1999) movie poster

Man on the Moon (1999)

"Hello, my name is Andy and this is my movie."
ThumbScore
👍 80%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 61%
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Director
Miloš Forman
Runtime
1h 58m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.2/10 (1,948 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
64%
Metacritic
58

Cast

Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman / Tony Clifton · 74% avg
Danny DeVito as George Shapiro · 73% avg
Courtney Love as Lynne Margulies · 70% avg
Paul Giamatti as Bob Zmuda · 69% avg
Vincent Schiavelli as Maynard Smith · 73% avg
Peter Bonerz as Ed Weinberger
Jerry Lawler as Himself
Gerry Becker as Stanley Kaufman · 75% avg

Is Man on the Moon good?

Most people think so. 80% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 61%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#928 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#53 / 103 · 1999
Rank among its director's films
#5 / 6 · Miloš Forman

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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In Man on the Moon (1999), during a flashback scene of Andy Kaufman’s childhood, his younger sister Carol is played by Brittany Colonna - Andy’s real-life granddaughter.
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In Man on the Moon (1999) the real Bob Zmuda (portrayed by Paul Giamatti in the movie) has a cameo as Jack Burns, the Fridays producer who fights Andy Kaufman during a sketch.
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