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**Man on the Moon**

Country of origin: U.S.A.
Year: 1998
Genre: Biography
Color or b/w: Color
Production Co(s).: Jersey Films
Director: Milos Forman
Writer: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Producer: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher

Cast
Jim Carrey...Andy Kaufman
Danny DeVito...George Shapiro, Kaufman's manager
Paul Giamatti...Bob Zmuda, Kaufman's friend
Peter Bonerz...Ed. Weinberger
Courtney Love...Lynne Margulies, Kaufman's girlfriend

Jerry "The King" Lawler, Judd Hirsch, Marilu Henner, Jeff Conaway, Carol Kane, Lorne Michaels, Christopher Lloyd, Tony Clifton, David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Norm MacDonald and Budd Friedman also star, playing themselves.

Plot
Man On The Moon depicts the life of comedian Andy Kaufman, died of cancer in 1984, who was best known for the character of Latka Gravas on the television series, Taxi, but who also crafted many other quirky personas to the public and his friends.

THE CHRONICLE

IMAGES

MILOS FORMAN

ANDY KAUFMAN

Curiosity!

Andy Kaufman was born on January 17, 1949 and passed away on May 16, 1984.
Jim Carrey shares his birthday!

Where's the title of the film come from? REM, of course - their hit from Automatic For The People concerned Kaufman, who grew from an Elvis impersonator to a bizarre comic whose scenarios were so weird, many believed his lung cancer was a joke.

MAN ON THE MOON By R.E.M. Appears on: AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE


`Mott the Hoople and the game of Life, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.` `Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.` `Monopoly, Twenty-one, checkers, and chess, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.` `Mister Fred Blassie, and a breakfast mess, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.` `Let's play Twister, let's play Risk, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.` `I'll see you heaven if you make the list, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.` `Now Andy did you hear about this one, tell me are you locked in the punch?` `Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are we losing touch?` `If you believed they put a MAN ON THE MOON, MAN ON THE MOON.` `If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.` `Moses went walking with the staff of wood, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.` `Newton got beaned by the apple good, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.` `Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.` `Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.` `Now Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch?` `Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are you having fun?` `If you believed they put a MAN ON THE MOON, MAN ON THE MOON.` `If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.` `Here's a little agit for the never believer, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah` `Here's a little ghost for the offering, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah` `Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah` `Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah` `Now Andy did you hear about this one? Tell me are you locked in the punch?` `Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are we losing touch?` `If you believed they put a MAN ON THE MOON, MAN ON THE MOON.` `If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.` `If you believed they put a MAN ON THE MOON, MAN ON THE MOON.` `If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.` `If you believed they put a MAN ON THE MOON, MAN ON THE MOON.` `If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.` `If you believed they put a MAN ON THE MOON, MAN ON THE MOON.` `If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.` `Applicable copyright is implicit (Copyright © R.E.M./Athens Ltd. for all R.E.M. originals).`

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