Man on the Moon (1999)
Directed by Miloš Forman
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
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He delivers a genuinely unforgettable performance, playing Eddie and Venom like a grotesque version of Jim Carrey in The Mask (or on the set of Man on the Moon ).
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (USA, 2017): A glorified behind-the-scenes doc from the time Jim Carrey interpreted Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon , this doc has great footage but loses its way trying to pretend is deeper that it actually is.
In contrast, Captain Marvel struggles to earn enriched investment be it domesticated needle drops (No Doubt’s “I’m Just A Girl”/R.E.M.’s “Man On the Moon”) or Ronan The Accuser’s (Lee Pace) unnecessary appearance as the Kree’s eradication-happy judge.
Fleck has said music was the first thing they concentrated on during pre-production by creating a playlist that wound up including songs like No Doubt’s “I’m Just A Girl,” Nirvana’s “Come As You Are,” and R.E.M.’s “Man on the Moon.”
Vers then stalks around like a middle-linebacker in her Kree suit as the soundtrack is suddenly taken over by R.E.M., Garbage, and Nirvana--needle-drops executed with the grace and insight of people who don't understand that "Man on the Moon" should not be used as a literal backdrop for a conversation about where to resettle a persecuted alien race.
There are no bio-pic elements, as in the “Stooges” TV movie from 2000 or the Andy Kaufman vivisection “Man on the Moon.”
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Paul Giamatti, the pudgy, balding, slightly despondent character actor of Man on the Moon and American Splendor, gives a performance of such pent-up desperation and heartbreaking moroseness in Sideways that he single-handedly cements Alexander Payne's film as one of the year's finest.