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Man on the Moon

Biopic of controversial comedian Andy Kaufman. Star of Taxi and Saturday Night Live, Kaufman's unorthodox humour was often misunderstood. With Jim Carrey and Courtney Love.

Biopic of controversial comedian Andy Kaufman, starring Jim Carrey.

Star of Taxi and Saturday Night Live, Kaufman was a troubled individual for whom the boundaries of reality and stage performance were often blurred. Frequently misunderstood, even by those closest to him, he remained a strictly maverick entertainer until his untimely death from lung cancer in 1984.

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1 hour, 58 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 Nov 2017 00:20

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:17

    The Sandpipers

    Mighty Mouse Theme (Here I Come To Save The Day)

  • 00:43

    R.E.M.

    The Great Beyond

  • 00:43

    Exile

    Kiss You All Over

  • 00:49

    R.E.M.

    Tony Thrown Out

  • 00:50

    Bob James

    Angela (Theme from Taxi)

  • 00:59

    R.E.M.

    Lynne and Andy

  • 00:59

    Andy Kaufman

    Rose Marie

  • 01:11

    Bill Conti

    Going The Distance

  • 01:24

    R.E.M.

    Andy Gets Fired

  • 01:41

    R.E.M.

    Miracle

  • 01:48

    Tony Clifton

    I Will Survive

  • 01:49

    R.E.M.

    Man on the Moon

Credits

Role Contributor
Director Milos Forman
Andy Kaufman Jim Carrey
George Shapiro Danny DeVito
Lynne Margulies Courtney Love
Bob Zmuda Paul Giamatti
Stanley Kaufman Gerry Becker
Janice Kaufman Leslie Lyles
Maynard Smith Vincent Schiavelli
Ed Weinberger Peter Bonerz
Melanie Caroline Rhea
Mary Mary Lynn Rajskub
Richard Belzer Richard Belzer
Jerry Lawler Jerry Lawler

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