TPWW Movie of the Day 6-22-04
 

Man On The Moon (1999)

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Starring: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, Paul Giamatti

Plot Summary: A biopic based on the life of Andy Kaufman, an eccentric comedian who went onto enjoy a career as lovable foreign car mechanic Latka Gravas on TV's "Taxi" and later gained infamy as an inter-gender wrestling champ. The film studies some of Kaufman's comedy antics as well as his personal life and his relationship with his manager George Shapiro, his best friend/partner Bob Zmuda and his girlfriend Lynne Margulies.

The best movie based on a true story I've ever seen. Also, Jim Carrey gives one of my favorite performances ever.

My Rating: 10/10

Awesome movie, but you overrate it.

It was pretty damn good, but I made the mistake of watching it with my mom. She totally doesn't get his twisted sense of humour. :nono:

Great great great movie. Carrey did a wonderful job in this role.

I've seen most of the real TV performances shown in that movie and I must say that Jim Carrey does them masterfully. This movie is terribly underrated.

I thought it was a good movie too...I went to see it with a friend who doesn't tend to like Jim Carrey movies and he liked it too.